Hypersomnolence, an Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volume 12-3
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-323-54572-3
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 255 mm x 182 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics is edited by Dr.Ahmed BaHammam and focuses on Hypersomnia. Article topics include: Hypersomnia: neurobiological basis; Narcolepsy Immunogenetics: Where is the Evidence?; Genetic markers of sleepiness; Autonomic function instabilities in Narcolepsy; Epidemiology of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; Evaluation of the sleepy patient: differential diagnosis; Subjective and objective assessment of hypersomnia; Sleepiness in Narcolepsy; Idiopathic hypersomnia; Sleep disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness; Drug-induced excessive sleepiness; Kleine-Levin syndrome and recurrent hypersomnia; Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome: an underestimated cause of hypersomnia; Sleepiness in children; Sleepiness in Adolescents; Sleepiness in the elderly; Depression and Hypersomnia: a complex association; Neurodegenerative diseases and excessive sleepiness; Sleepiness and traffic safety; Pharmacological management of excessive daytime sleepiness; Non-pharmacological management of excessive daytime sleepiness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bahammam, Ahmed S

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Schlafmedizin & Schlafforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Hypersomnia

Preface

Hypersomnia: Neurobiological Basis

Narcolepsy Immunogenetics: Where is the Evidence?

Genetic Markers of Sleep Loss and Sleepiness

Narcolepsy: Medical Comorbidity and Mortality

Evaluation of the Sleepy Patient: Differential Diagnosis

Subjective and Objective Assessment of Hypersomnia

Sleepiness in Narcolepsy

Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Drug-Induced Excessive Sleepiness

Kleine-Levin Syndrome and Recurrent Hypersomnia

Behaviorally Induced Insufficient Sleep Syndrome: An Underestimated Cause of Hypersomnia

Sleepiness in Children

Sleepiness in Adolescents

Sleepiness in the Elderly

Depression and Hypersomnia: a Complex Association

Neurodegenerative Diseases and Excessive Sleepiness

Sleepiness and Traffic Safety

Pharmacological Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Non-Pharmacological Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Imaging Studies in Hypersomnia

Über Autor(innen)

Bahammam, Ahmed S
Ahmed S. BaHammam is a tenured Professor of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and authored or edited seven books in the fields of sleep medicine and respiratory disorders. Professor BaHammam is editor-in-chief of Nature and Science of Sleep and serves on the editorial board of several sleep medicine journals. He is the President-Elect of the Asian Society of Sleep Medicine. His research spans topics such as narcolepsy, hypersomnia, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and the effects of intermittent fasting and mealtime on sleep and circadian rhythms. With more than three decades of dedicated experience in sleep medicine, Professor BaHammam has made lasting contributions to the understanding, diagnosis, and management of narcolepsy and other central hypersomnolence disorders. He is has received the King Saud University Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to sleep medicine research. Professor BaHammam also holds leadership roles as Executive Director of Academic Affairs at King Saud University Medical City and Director of both the Prince Naif Health Research Center and the University Sleep Research Center