... heels of the expansion of neurosomnology. Sleep is aConcept of Sleep Medicine and of Neurosomnology 5To my wife, Susan, and my daughters, Katerina and Andrea, who felt theabsences and enjoyed ... patients with sleep disorders, the advancement of sleep research, andpublicand professional education. In 2005, AASM listed 2993diplomates in Sleep Medicine (Fig. 1) and 550 accredited sleep centers. ... nonepilepticprimary sleepdisorders often associated with motor phenomena and with similarpresentations. These include some nightmares andsleep terrors, NREM sleep partial arousal disorders, and REM-sleep...
... atrophyMyotonic dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders causingsleepiness secondary to sleep apnea27CHAPTER 3 SleepDeprivationand Sleepinessduration and diseases and the causes and consequences ... animalgenetics of sleepandsleep disorders. Morin and Bencareplaced Spielman and Anderson for the insomniachapter (26), shedding light on recent understandingabout the role of non-pharmacologic and pharmacologictreatments ... “microsleep.”Overall, human sleepdeprivation experiments have proventhat sleepdeprivation causes sleepiness and impairment ofperformance, vigilance, attention, concentration, and mem-ory. Sleep...
... Preface IX Chapter 1 Sleepand Pregnancy: Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disturbed Breathing andSleep Disorders in Pregnancy 1 Michelle A. Miller, Manisha Ahuja and Francesco P. Cappuccio Chapter ... major publichealth priority and is a common adverse outcome in pregnancy. Sleep quantity and quality are not only important determinants of maternal and foetal health but are also important ... controls. Sleep and Pregnancy: Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disturbed Breathing andSleepDisorders in Pregnancy 13 2.6 Implications for publichealth In the general population sleep duration...
... (REM) sleep behaviour disorder, insomnia, and circadian rhythm disturbances. The present review discusses age-related changes in sleep architecture, aetiology, presentation, and treatment of sleep ... changes in sleep quality and quantity can be the most experience normal changes in sleep architecture and ... concluded that there is no systematic evidence that antihistamine, antidepressant, antipsychotic, and anticonvulsant treatment is effective for insomnia and ...
... dorsal raphe nucleus and tubero-mammilary nucleus (TMN), and regulates corticalactivity and arousal [38]. The balance struck amongthe various phases of sleepand the rapid transitionsfrom one ... REM.Additionally, and importantly, the hypocretin neuronsThe hypocretins andsleep L. de Lecea and J. G. Sutcliffe5680 FEBS Journal 272 (2005) 5675–5688 ª 2005 FEBS and melanin-concentrating ... between theThe hypocretins andsleep L. de Lecea and J. G. Sutcliffe5684 FEBS Journal 272 (2005) 5675–5688 ª 2005 FEBSMINIREVIEWThe hypocretins and sleep Luis de Lecea and J. Gregor SutcliffeDepartment...