Narcolepsy A Clinical Guide /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Goswami, Meeta (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pandi-Perumal, S. R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Thorpy, Michael J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Obstetrics.; Internal medicine.; Geriatrics.; Neurology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.

This interdisciplinary volume brings together many of the world’s leading clinicians and researchers to discuss current and anticipated developments in the understanding of narcolepsy. The volume is broadly divided into four main sections: Section I: Etiology; Section II: Clinical Considerations; Se...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Etiology
• Narcolepsy: Genetic Predisposition and Pathophysiology
• Animal Models of Narcolepsy: Development, Findings and Perspectives
• Neuroimaging of Narcolepsy
• Clinical Considerations
• Epidemiology of Narcolepsy
• Narcolepsy in Childhood
• Narcolepsy in the Older Adult
• Diurnal and Nocturnal Sleep in Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
• Hypnagogic Hallucinations and Sleep Paralysis
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
• Narcolepsy and Other Comorbid Medical Illnesses
• Humor Processing in Human Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
• Dreams in Patients with Narcolepsy
• Psychoanalysis and Narcolepsy
• Symptomatic Narcolepsy or Hypersomnia, with and Without Hypocretin (Orexin) Deficiency
• Hypersomnias Other than Narcolepsy: Differential Diagnosis
• Psychosocial Considerations
• Psychosocial Impact of Narcolepsy in Children and Adolescents
• Quality of Life and Psychosocial Issues in Narcolepsy
• Narcolepsy, Intimacy and Sexuality
• Narcolepsy, Driving and Traffic Safety
• Memory and Cognition in Narcolepsy
• Medico-Legal Aspects of Disability in Narcolepsy
• Narcolepsy and Mental Health
• Management
• Overview of Management of Narcolepsy
• Modes of Action of Drugs Related to Narcolepsy: Pharmacology of Wake-Promoting Compounds and Anticataplectics
• Modafinil/Armodafinil in the Treatment of Narcolepsy
• Sodium Oxybate in the Treatment of Narcolepsy
• Emerging Treatments for Narcolepsy
• Non-pharmacologic Treatments of Narcolepsy.