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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820735703321

Autore

Makker Himender

Titolo

Oxford case histories in sleep medicine / / Himender Makker [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-150685-0

0-19-176344-6

0-19-150684-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Collana

Oxford case histories

Disciplina

616.8498

Soggetti

Sleep apnea syndromes

Sleep disorders

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

Cover; Contents; List of abbreviations; Normal ranges; Section 1 Snoring and sleep-disordered breathing; Cases 1-24; Section 2 Snoring and OSA: role of dentaland ENT surgeons; Cases 25-34; Section 3 Neurological sleep disorders; Cases 35-45; Section 4 Insomnia and circadian rhythm disorders; Cases 46-55; List of cases by diagnosis; List of cases by principal clinical features at diagnosis; List of cases by aetiological mechanisms; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a case-based illustrative approach to the understanding and management of common and important sleep disorders, including snoring and sleep disordered breathing, insomnia and circadian-rhythm disorders, as well as primary neurological sleep disorders. Case histories are written by well-established experts from University College London Hospitals who have long-standing experience of providing a multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sleepdisorders. Cases focus on the recognition of presenting features of sleep disorders and their clinical importance, using real life