Main description:

Sleep and Neurologic Disease reviews how common neurologic illnesses, such as Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's dementia impact sleep. In addition, the book discusses how common primary sleep disorders influence neurologic diseases, such as the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and stroke, as well as their association with various primary headache disorders and epilepsy syndromes.

The utilization of sleep technology, such as polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, actigraphy, laboratory and CSF testing is also covered. The book is written for the practicing neurologist, sleep physician, neuroscientist, and epidemiologist studying sleep.

Contents:

1. Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Sleep 2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Circadian System 3. The Functions of Sleep and the Effects of Sleep Deprivation 4. Sleep and Dementia 5. Sleep and Movement Disorders 6. Sleep and Stroke 7. Sleep and Epilepsy 8. Central Nervous System Hypersomnias 9. Sleep and Multiple Sclerosis 10. Sleep and Neuromuscular Disease 11. Sleep and Headache 12. Sleep and the Autonomic Nervous System