Table of Contents

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Preface

Chapter 1: Normal versus Abnormal Sleep

The importance of sleep

Defining sleep

How much sleep is needed?

The effects of age

When is daytime sleepiness abnormal?

Normal nocturnal motor phenomena during sleep

Conclusions

Chapter 2: Diagnosing Sleep Disorders

Tests for sleep-related breathing disorders

Polysomnography

Objective tests of sleepiness and wakefulness

Actigraphy

Chapter 3: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Introduction

Causes

Narcolepsy

Secondary narcolepsy

Idiopathic hypersomnolence

Circadian misalignment

Chapter 4: Sleep Apnoea Syndromes

Diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea

Treating obstructive sleep apnoea

Central sleep apnoea

Complex sleep apnoea

Chapter 5: Insomnia

Mechanisms of insomnia

Psychophysiological insomnia

Managing primary insomnia

Chapter 6: Secondary (co-morbid) Insomnia

General medical conditions

Neurological conditions

Rare causes of severe insomnia

Chapter 7: The Parasomnias

Parasomnias at the wake–sleep transition

Parasomnias from deep non-REM (slow wave) sleep

Parasomnias from REM sleep

Other parasomnias

Chapter 8: Sleep Disorders in Children

What is the problem and whose is it?

Normal sleep in children

The sleepless child

The child that snores

Chapter 9: Sleep in Neurodegenerative Disease

Parkinson's disease

Complex parkinsonian disorders

Alzheimer's disease

Motor neuron disease

Chapter 10: Sleep in Psychiatric Disease

Depression

Anxiety disorders

Psychotic disorders

Drug dependency

Chapter 11: Drugs Used in Sleep Medicine

Agents to promote wakefulness

Agents to induce or improve nocturnal sleep

Potential sleep-related side effects of commonly used drugs

Index

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