DESCRIPTION:
The acclaimed guide to quickly and confidently diagnosing and treating sleep disorders in neurological disease now with more algorithms and tables

The diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders can be extremely challenging for physicians, especially when there is underlying neurological disease. In addition to the primary sleep disorders, there is a growing clinical interest in sleep disturbances associated with common neurological disorders such as Parkinson""s disease. This updated and expanded edition of the critically acclaimed Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach provides doctors with expert recommendations and clear guidance on identifying sleep disorders in patients suffering from neurological diseases and providing effective treatment plans.

In creating this Second Edition doctors Overeem and Reading made every effort to further enhance the practical approach of the first edition by adding additional algorithms and tables to assist physicians in more rapid decision making. In addition, they expanded the content to include greater coverage of primary sleep disorders. Classification and diagnosis chapters have been revamped to follow the 3rd International Classification of Sleep Disorders.

- Offers physicians, with a practical approach to diagnosing and treating complex sleep disorders
- Draws on the expertise of neurologists who specialize in the disorders under discussion
- Features quick-access algorithms that help physicians rapidly diagnose and treat primary and secondary sleep disorders with confidence
- Provides guidance on when to consult a sleep specialist in managing a particular sleep disorder and
- Written by a multinational author team who provide a wider perspective and range of clinical experience

Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach, Second Edition is an essential resource for sleep medicine specialists, as well as clinicians and health care professionals not specifically trained in sleep medicine, but who nevertheless need to manage neurologically damaged patients with increasingly recognized sleep/wake disturbances.

CONTENTS:
Part One General Sleep Medicine
1. The Sleep History
2. Polysomnography
3. Daytime Tests for Sleepiness and Vigilance
4. Diagnostic Strategies and Classification
5. Pharmacological Treatment of Insomnia and Parasomnias
6. Pharmacological Treatment of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
7. The Effects of Medication on Sleep and Wakefulness
Part Two Primary Sleep Disorders
8. Narcolepsy and Other Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
9. Insomnia
10. Sleep related Breathing Disorders
11. Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
12. Parasomnias and Their Differentiation from Epilepsy
13. Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Part Three Sleep in Neurological Disorders
14. Sleep Disorders in Parkinson""s Disease and Other Parkinsonian Syndromes
15. Sleep in Dementia and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
16. Myotonic Dystrophy
17. Sleep Disorders in Neuromuscular Disease
18. Headache Disorders
19. Sleep Epilepsies
20. Sleep-Wake Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
21. Sleep Disorders Associated with Ischaemic Stroke
22. Sleep Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Conditions
23. Tumours and Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Authors:
Sebastiaan Overeem, MD, PhD is on staff at the Centre for Sleep Medicine "Kempenhaeghe", Heeze, the Netherlands and at the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Neuroscience, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre.

Paul Reading, MA, MB B Chir., PhD, FRCP is Consultant Neurologist in the Department of Dept. of Neurology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK and recent President of the British Sleep Society.