2nd Edition

Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases

Edited By Antonio Culebras Copyright 2007

    Focusing on the relationship between sleep and brain function and the improved management of sleep in patients with neurologic diseases, Sleep Disorders and Neurologic Diseases, Second Edition offers recommendations for the management of primary sleep disorders, sleep disorders secondary to well-established neurological disorders, and the neurological consequences of uncontrolled sleep conditions.

    Highlights include:

    • Wide-ranging coverage of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of these conditions
    • Insight into the effects of sleep disorders on both the healthy and diseased brain
    • The neurobiology of sleep and the development of sleep disorders
    • Sleep disorders associated with neurodegenerative diseases, restless legs syndrome, and circadian sleep disorders
    • Narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and movement disorders, as well as the findings of new epidemiological studies

    With chapters analyzing the treatment of specific disease states, this convenient guide also includes additional sections on the role of hypothalamic dysfunction in narcolepsy and the emerging relationship between sleep apnea and hypertension, heart disease, and stroke.

    Concept of Sleep Medicine and of Neurosomnology
    Disorders of Development and Maturation of Sleep
    Sleep Disorders Associated with Mental Retardation
    Insomnia in Neurology
    Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder and Other Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
    Narcolepsy
    Secondary Narcolepsy
    Hypocretin-Hypothalamic System
    Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Recurrent Hypersomnia
    Motor Disorders of Sleep
    Restless Legs Syndrome
    Periodic Leg Movements of Sleep
    Sleep In Parkinson's Disease
    Epilepsy and Sleep
    Somnambulism, Somniloquy, and Sleep Terrors
    Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder
    Obstructive and Nonobstructive Sleep Apnea
    Sleep Apnea and Stroke
    Sleep Disturbances in Dementia and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
    Autonomic Dysfunctions in Sleep Disorders
    Headache Disorders and Sleep
    Sleep In Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Acquired Central Nervous System Conditions
    Sleep Disorders Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
    Sleep Disorders and Neuromuscular Disorders

    Biography

    Antonio Culebras