The Parasomnias and Other Sleep-Related Movement Disorders

Michael J Thorpy

ISBN 10: 0521111579 / ISBN 13: 9780521111577

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Title: The Parasomnias and Other Sleep-Related ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Buch

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Synopsis:

The first authoritative review on the parasomnias - disorders that cause abnormal behavior during sleep - this book contains many topics never before covered in detail. The behaviors associated with parasomnias may lead to injury of the patient or bed-partner, and may have forensic implications. These phenomena are common but often unrecognized, misdiagnosed, or ignored in clinical practice. With increasing awareness of abnormal behaviors in sleep, the book fulfils the need for in-depth descriptions of clinical and research aspects of these disorders, including differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, morbidity, and functional consequences of each condition, where known. Appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments are addressed in detail. There are authoritative sections on disorders of arousal, parasomnias usually associated with REM sleep, sleep-related movement disorders and other variants, and therapy of parasomnias. Sleep specialists, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals with an interest in sleep disorders will find this book essential reading.

About the Authors:

Michael J. Thorpy is Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.

Giuseppe Plazzi is Assistant Professor of Neurology, Università di Bologna and Chief of the Sleep Laboratory, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.