Narcolepsy A Clinical Guide /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Goswami, Meeta (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Thorpy, Michael J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pandi-Perumal, S.R (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• 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 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.