The first part of a two-part work in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series on sleep disorders
History of sleep medicine
History of sleep medicine.
Basic science and methods
Normal sleep- recording and scoring techniques
Assessment of daytime sleepiness
Actigraphic monitoring of sleep and circadian rhythms
Video Recordings and Video Polysomnography
Functional neuroimaging in sleep, sleep deprivation and sleep disorders
Basic mechanisms of sleep
The Phylogeny of Sleep
Ontogeny of EEG-sleep from neonatal through infancy periods
Neurobiology of waking and sleeping
Neurobiology of REM sleep
Neurochemistry of sleep - an overview of animal experimental work
Molecular neurobiology of sleep
Manifestations and functional implications of sleep homeostasis
Thermoregulation in wakefulness and sleep in humans
Cytokines in immune function and sleep regulation
Endocrine and metabolic changes during sleep
Sleep, memory and molecular neurobiology
Clinical aspects of sleep disorders
Epidemiology of sleep disorders
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular physiology in sleep
Cardiovascular diseases and sleep apnea
Alterations in gastrointestinal functioning during sleep
Sleep and genitourinary systems: p hysiology and disorders
Sleep enuresis
Respiratory physiology in sleep and wakefulness
Obstructive sleep apnea: diagnosis, risk factors and pathophysiology
Upper airway resistance syndrome
Central sleep apnea
Positive pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Medical and surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, including dental appliances
Non-invasive positive ventilation in the treatment of sleep related breathing disorders
Sleep and pulmonary diseases
Sleep-associated respiratory disorders and their psycho-behavioral consequences in children
Sudden death in infants during sleep
Neurobiology and the neurological basis of dreaming
Abnormal dreams and nightmare disorders
Sleep and psychiatric diseases
Sleep-related eating disorder
Alcohol, toxins and medications as a cause of sleep dysfunction
Sleep, pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome
Women and sleep
Normal and abnormal sleep in the elderly
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