ABSTRACT

This book examines the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroclinical aspects of sleep and asserts that all sleep problems originate in brain dysfunction, whether structural as in brain tumors, behavioral as in insomnia, degenerative as in fatal familial insomnia, neurochemical as in narcolepsy, or neuromuscular as in sleep apnea.
Examines the role of melatonin in sleep initiation and maintenance!
Written by a varied group of international experts who focus on the fabric of neurological mechanisms and manifestations that underlie sleep, Sleep Disorders and Neurological Disease

investigates the refreshing properties of sleep and its influence on alertness, attention, concentration, memory, and mood

describes sleep dysfunction resulting from common neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis

explains intrinsic sleep disorders such as narcolepsy and idiopathic CNS hypersomnia

outlines the historical development of the neurochemistry, electrophysiology, neurophysiology, and chronobiology of sleep disorders

investigates sleep pathology and sleep disorder medications

discusses parasomnias, including sleep-wake transition and arousal disorders

covers state dissociations such as Charles Bonnet syndrome and phantom limb phenomena

suggests treatments for improving the sleep of patients with extrapyramidal disorders

and more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Historical Perspective on Sleep and Man
Michael J. Thorpy
Neurobiology and Segmental Neurology of Sleep
Antonio Culebras
Disorders of Development and Maturation of Sleep, and Sleep Disorders in Infancy, Childhood, and Cerebral Palsy
Stephen H. Sheldon
Sleep-Related Respiratory Physiology in Infancy, Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Infancy and Childhood, and Polysomnography
Gabriele M. Barthlen and Stephen H. Sheldon
Dissociated States of Brain and Mind
Mark W. Mahowald and Carlos H. Schenck
The Role of Melatonin in Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Irina V. Zhdanova
Delayed-Sleep-Phase Syndrome and Other Circadian-Rhythm Sleep Disorders
Charles P. Pollak
Insomnia in Neurology
Elio Lugaresi, Federica Provini, and Giuseppe Plazzi
Motor Disorders of Sleep: Periodic, Aperiodic, and Rhythmic Motor Disorders and Parasomnias
Pasquale Montagna
Sleep in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Sudhansu Chokroverty
Parkinson's Disease and Extrapyramidal Disorders
Robert L. Rodnitzky
Sleep and Nocturnal Delirium in the Dementias: Alzheimer's Disease, Multi-Infarct Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease
Donald L. Bliwise
Obstructive and Nonobstructive Sleep Apnea: The Neurological Perspective
Christian Guilleminault and Ali G. Bassiri
Sleep and Stroke
Heikki Palomäki and Markku Partinen
Sleep, Epilepsy, and Sudden Death
Christine Quinto and Sudhansu Chokroverty
Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, and Periodic Hypersomnias
Claudio Bassetti and Michael S. Aldrich
Headache Disorders and Sleep
Antonio Culebras
Sleep in Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Acquired CNS Conditions
Mark W. Mahowald
Sleep Disorders Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
Antonio Culebras
Sleep Disorders and Neuromuscular Disorders
Antonio Culebras