Editors:
- Updated edition features the latest diagnostic guidelines and state-of-the-art treatments for narcolepsy
- Authored by leaders in sleep medicine, neurology, psychiatry and public health
- Comprehensive resource for researchers in the field and healthcare professionals treating sleep medicine patients
- 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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Clinical Considerations
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Front Matter
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Psychosocial Considerations
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Front Matter
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About this book
This comprehensive resource covers the current thoughts and trends on narcolepsy, as well as cutting-edge evidence-based research. Updates from the previous edition include advances in diagnostic guidelines, treatments, protocols and clinical and psychosocial considerations. Aspects of narcolepsy relating to sleep medicine, neurology, psychiatry and public health are featured throughout the text. Narcolepsy, 2nd Edition provides clinicians and allied health professionals with patient management modalities, clinical and quality of life issues and best practices for health care delivery.
Reviews
“The purpose is to present the current understanding of the etiology, presentation, and treatment of narcolepsy. … This book will benefit primary care physicians, sleep professionals, neurologists, psychiatrists, and pediatricians, as well as psychologists, social scientists, and nurses. It will be of interest to anyone involved in research or caring for this patient population. … This is a thorough, in-depth reference with up-to-date information on the etiology, presentation, psychosocial complications, and treatment of this illness.” (Michael Easton, Doody’s Book Reviews, July, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
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Montefiore Medical Center Narcolepsy Institute, Bronx, USA
Meeta Goswami
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Montefiore Hospital Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Bronx, USA
Michael J. Thorpy
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Somnogen Canada Inc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto, Canada
S.R. Pandi-Perumal
About the editors
Meeta Goswami, BDS, MPH, PhD, Director, Narcolepsy Institute, Montefiore Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Bronx, New York, USA
Michael J. Thorpy, MD, Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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S. R. Pandi-Perumal, Somnpogen Canada Inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Narcolepsy
Book Subtitle: A Clinical Guide
Editors: Meeta Goswami, Michael J. Thorpy, S.R. Pandi-Perumal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23739-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23738-1Published: 16 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79529-4Published: 31 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23739-8Published: 29 January 2016
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXI, 451
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Pediatrics, Neurology