Sleep Medicine in Neurology

A new addition to the Neurology in Practice series, Sleep Medicine in Neurology is a practical guide for neurologists diagnosing and managing sleep disorders in their patients. As a part of the series, various feature boxes are highlighted throughout. "Tips and Tricks" give suggestions on how to improve outcomes through practical technique or patient questioning. In addition, "Caution" warning boxes supply helpful advice on how to avoid problems and ′Science Revisited′ boxes offer quick reminders of the basic science principles necessary for understanding the presented concepts. Table of Contents Contributors vii Series Foreword ix Preface x Acknowledgments xi chapter 1 Introduction to Sleep Medicine 1 Douglas B. Kirsch chapter 2 The History and Physical Examination of the Sleep Patient 8 Sheila C. Tsai chapter 3 Subjective and Objective Sleep Testing 21 Martha E. Billings and Nathaniel F. Watson chapter 4 Approach to a Patient with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness 31 Rajdeep Singh and Aatif M. Husain chapter 5 Approach to a Patient with Narcolepsy 43 Ravichand Madala and Rodney A. Radtke chapter 6 Evaluation and Medical Management of Sleep–Disordered Breathing 51 Mihaela H. Bazalakova and Lawrence J. Epstein chapter 7 Surgical Management of Sleep–Disordered Breathing 64 Masayoshi Takashima, Jaime Gateno, Melinda Davis–Malessevich, and Robert Busch chapter 8 Medical Co–morbidities Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea 79 Emerson M. Wickwire and Scott G. Williams chapter 9 Non–pharmacological Treatments of Insomnia and Circadian Rhythm Disorder: Special Focus on Neurology Patients 90 Mary Rose chapter 10 Using Medications to Treat Insomnia 103 Andreea Andrei chapter 11 Parasomnias: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment 112 Douglas B. Kirsch chapter 12 Restless Legs Syndrome, Periodic Limb Movements, and Other Movement Disorders in Sleep 123 Raman Malhotra chapter 13 Sleep and Neurological Disorders 134 Maryann C. Deak chapter 14 Cognition, Driving, and Sleep 145 Makoto Kawai chapter 15 Pediatric Sleep Medicine 153 Shalini Paruthi Index 165   Douglas B. Kirsch, MD, FAASM , Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA, USA