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Practice of Sleep Medicine

Sleep Disorders in Children and Adults

  • Discusses all aspects of sleep medicine

  • Includes current international guidelines and practice recommendations

  • Relevant for medical professions dealing with sleep medicine

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. Physiological Basics of Healthy and Disturbed Sleep

    • J. T. Maurer, H.-G. Weeß, M. Schredl
    Pages 1-17
  3. Diagnostic Methods

    • H.-G. Weeß
    Pages 19-76
  4. Insomnia

    • H.-G. Weeß
    Pages 77-109
  5. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

    • B. A. Stuck, J. T. Maurer
    Pages 111-171
  6. Hypersomnia Disorders

    • M. Schredl
    Pages 173-188
  7. Circadian Rhythm Sleep–Wake Disorders

    • J. T. Maurer
    Pages 189-195
  8. Parasomnias

    • M. Schredl
    Pages 197-217
  9. Sleep-Related Movement Disorders

    • H.-G. Weeß
    Pages 219-235
  10. Secondary Sleep Disorders

    • B. A. Stuck, M. Schredl
    Pages 241-249
  11. Sleep Disorders in Children

    • A. A. Schlarb, B. A. Stuck
    Pages 251-288
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 289-294

About this book

The book provides an overview of the entire field of sleep medicine, from the basics of sleep physiology to the diagnosis and treatment of specific sleep disorders. It offers a valuable introduction to the field of sleep medicine, but also serves as a reference work on all aspects of clinical practice, including diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of all relevant sleep disorders in children and adults.

It starts by presenting sleep physiology and the classification of sleep disorders, and explains in detail all the relevant diagnostic measures in the field. Based on these introductory chapters, it discusses the relevant sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep-related breathing disorders, hypersomnia, sleep-wake-rhythm disorders, parasomnia, sleep related movement disorders, and secondary sleep disorders, as well as various isolated symptoms. In addition, an entire chapter is dedicated to sleep disorders in children.

Drawing on the long-time experience of five board-certified sleep physicians with different professional backgrounds, the book reflects the interdisciplinary nature of sleep medicine. It includes the current international classification systems as well as scoring rules and clinical guidelines. It is intended for physicians and therapists from various specialities, including internal medicine (e.g. pulmonology and cardiology), psychology, psychiatry, neurology, paediatrics, otorhinolaryngology and general medicine who are interested in sleep medicine. It also serves as a textbook in these specialties. To optimize its clinical value, a uniform structure is used for the various chapters, including practical tips, comprehension questions and clinical case presentations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Boris A. Stuck

  • Division of Sleep Medicine, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Joachim T. Maurer

  • Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University Department of Psychology, Bielefeld, Germany

    Angelika A. Schlarb

  • Sleep Laboratory, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany

    Michael Schredl

  • Sleep Disorders Centre, Pfalzklinikum Klingenmünster Sleep Disorders Centre, Klingenmünster, Germany

    Hans-Günter Weeß

About the authors

Boris A. Stuck. Board certification in Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Sleep physician and Somnologist. Chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg. Author / Co-author of the German guidelines “Diagnosis and Treatment of Snoring” and “Sleep Related Breathing Disorders”. Board member of the German Sleep Society and speaker of the working group “Surgical Treatment for Sleep Disorders”. 

Joachim T. Maurer. Board certification in Otorohinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Sleep physician and Somnologist. Head of the Sleep Disorders Centre at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospital Mannheim. Co-author of various German guidelines including “Diagnosis and Treatment of Snoring” and “Sleep Related Breathing Disorders”. Member of the German Sleep Society and speaker of the working group “Sleep Medicine” of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Angelika A. Schlarb. Board certification in Psychology and Psychotherapy. Head of the scientific section of the Sleep Disorders Centre at the University of Bielefeld. Member of the European Sleep Research Society and the International Pediatric Sleep Society. Author of the German guideline “Insomnia” in children and adults. Section editor of the “Journal of Sleep Research”.

Michael Schredl. Associate Professor in Psychology. Somnologist. Electrical engineer. Head of the scientific section of the Sleep Disorders Centre at the Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim. Speaker of the working group “Dream” of the German Sleep Society, Member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and the European Sleep Research Society, editor of the “International Journal of Dream Research”.

Hans-Günter Weeß. Board certification in Psychology. Somnologist. Head of the Sleep Disorders Centre at the Pfalzklinikum Klingenmünster. Member of the board of the German Sleep Society. Section editor of "Somnology“. Author of the German guideline on “Insomnia” in adults. Representative of the German Sleep Society for the guideline on shift work. Member of the expert panel for the German Federal Road Research Group. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practice of Sleep Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Sleep Disorders in Children and Adults

  • Authors: Boris A. Stuck, Joachim T. Maurer, Angelika A. Schlarb, Michael Schredl, Hans-Günter Weeß

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17412-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17411-8Published: 13 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17414-9Published: 14 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17412-5Published: 11 July 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 294

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychology, general, Neurology, Pediatrics

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Buying options

eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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