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Narcolepsy. a Clinical Guide
Goswami, M. — Thorpy, M. — Pandi-Perumal, S.
2ª Edición Mayo 2016
Inglés
Tapa dura
451 pags
1147 gr
18 x 26 x 3 cm
ISBN 9783319237381
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Description
This comprehensive resource covers the current thoughts and trends on narcolepsy, as well as cutting-edge evidence-based research. Updates from the previous edition include advances in diagnostic guidelines, treatments, protocols and clinical and psychosocial considerations. Aspects of narcolepsy relating to sleep medicine, neurology, psychiatry and public health are featured throughout the text. Narcolepsy, 2nd Edition provides clinicians and allied health professionals with patient management modalities, clinical and quality of life issues and best practices for health care delivery.
Feature:
- Updated edition features the latest diagnostic guidelines and state-of-the-art treatments for narcolepsy
- Authored by leaders in sleep medicine, neurology, psychiatry and public health
- Comprehensive resource for researchers in the field and healthcare professionals treating sleep medicine patients
Contents
Section I--Etiology
1. The Genetics of Narcolepsy
2. Orexin (Hypocretin) and Narcolepsy
3. Precipitants of Narcolepsy: Vaccines and Infections
Section II--Clinical Considerations
4. Epidemiology of Narcolepsy
5. Diagnostic Criteria and Delay in Diagnosis of Narcolepsy
6. Narcolepsy in Childhood
7. Narcolepsy in the Older Adult
8. Hypnagogic Hallucinations and Sleep Paralysis
9. Symptomatic Narcolepsy or Hypersomnia, with and without Hypocretin (Orexin) Deficiency
10. Hypersomnias Other than Narcolepsy: Differential Diagnosis
11. Narcolepsy and Other Comorbid Medical Illnesses
12. Sleep Disorders Comorbidities in Narcolepsy and their Management
13. Neuroimaging of Narcolepsy
Section III--Psychosocial Considerations
14. Quality of Life and Psychosocial Issues in Narcolepsy: Implications for Management
15. Narcolepsy, Intimacy and Sexuality
16. Memory and Cognition in Narcolepsy
17. Psychoanalysis and Narcolepsy
18. Dreaming in Narcolepsy
19. Narcolepsy and Mental Illness
20. Narcolepsy, Driving and Traffic Safety
Section IV--Management
21. Overview of Management of Narcolepsy
22. Modes of Action of Drugs Related to Narcolepsy: Pharmacology of Wake-Promoting Compounds and Anticataplectics
23. Modafinil/Armodafinil in the Treatment of Narcolepsy
24. Sodium Oxybate in the Treatment of Narcolepsy
25. Pregnancy and Anaesthesia in Narcolepsy
26. Emerging Treatments for Narcolepsy
27. Behavioral and Non-Pharmacological Management of Narcolepsy
Section V--Health Care Delivery and Medico-Legal Considerations
28. Narcolepsy and Developmental Disability
29. Succeeding in School and in the Workplace with Narcolepsy
30. Medico-Legal Aspects of Disability in Narcolepsy
31. The Affordable Care Act and the Future of Sleep Medicine
Authors
Meeta Goswami, BDS, MPH, PhD, Director, Narcolepsy Institute, Montefiore Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Bronx, New York, USA
Michael J. Thorpy, MD, Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
and S. R. Pandi-Perumal, Somnpogen Canada Inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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