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Provides a comprehensive review of pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of parasomnias across the life span
Each clinical chapter ends with “Practical Points”
Includes case examples, illustrations, such as PSG and EEG fragments, tables and flow charts
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Overview
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Clinical Characteristics of Arousal Disorders
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Clinical Characteristics of Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders
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Clinical Characteristics of Parasomnias Associated with REM Sleep
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About this book
Parasomnias are phenomena that occur exclusively during sleep or are exacerbated during sleep/wake transition. These disorders are known to contribute towards impaired quality of life, disturbed and non-restorative sleep, risk for injuries to self and others and often associated with other medical, neurological and psychiatric disorders. Advances in sleep medicine have revealed a high prevalence of parasomnias across all ages. With the growing interest for diagnosing and management of parasomnias in sleep medicine, a practical guide to parasomnias is greatly needed.
Parasomnias provides a comprehensive review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of parasomnias across the patient’s life span. Written by experts, each chapter integrates the latest research and clinical data. In addition, several chapters address medico-legal and forensic aspects of parasomnias.
Clinicians and researchers with an interest in sleep medicine will find Parasomnias to not only be an important contribution to the literature, but an indispensible guide to identifying, understanding and treating this disorder.
Reviews
“This is a comprehensive review of our present day understanding of these sleep-related disorders. … The audience is clinicians and researchers with an interest in sleep medicine. … will be helpful to any clinicians or students who are involved in the ongoing clinical care of patients in the fields of either medicine or mental health. … a useful aid to those in the sleep-related specialties as well as to any clinicians who encounter patients with sleep-related disorders in their practice.” (Michael Easton, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2015)
“The book presents the latest research and clinical data on parasomnias. The intended audience includes researchers and practitioners in the field of sleep, including primary care practitioners, neurologists, psychiatrists, pulmonologists, psychologists, researchers, and neuroscientists. … This is a valuable contribution to the field of sleep medicine. … With its inclusion of recent research and clinical data, this is a practical guide for clinicians and researchers.” (M. Isabel L. Crisostomo, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2014)Editors and Affiliations
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Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor, Department of Neuro, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
Sanjeev V. Kothare
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Feinberg School of Medicine, Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Northwestern University, Elk Grove Village, USA
Anna Ivanenko
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Parasomnias
Book Subtitle: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment
Editors: Sanjeev V. Kothare, Anna Ivanenko
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7627-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7626-9Published: 10 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2625-1Published: 28 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7627-6Published: 10 July 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 488
Topics: Neurology, Psychiatry, Behavioral Therapy