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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462862703321

Autore

Reading Paul

Titolo

ABC of sleep medicine [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Reading

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

1-118-52330-X

1-78539-338-3

1-118-52332-6

1-118-52331-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Collana

ABC series : an outstanding collection of resources for everyone in primary care

Disciplina

616.8/498

Soggetti

Sleep

Sleep disorders

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Normal versus abnormal sleep -- Diagnosing sleep disorders -- Excessive daytime sleepiness -- Sleep apnoea syndrome -- Insomnia -- Secondary (co-morbid) insomnia -- The parasomnias -- Sleep disorders in children -- Sleep in neurodegenerative disease -- Sleep in psychiatric disease -- Drugs used in sleep medicine.

Sommario/riassunto

A practical illustrated guide to sleep disorders which will give health professionals confidence in this complex area of diagnosis and management.  It explains the differences between normal and abnormal sleep, and looks in depth at individual disorders such as sleep apnoea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and the parasomnias, as well as sleep disorders as a comorbidity of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disease. Common sleep disorders in children are addressed in detail before concluding with an overview of pharmacological treatments and how commonly used drugs might af