Sleep Disorders Medicine: Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075069002X ISBN 13: 9780750690027

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993

Synopsis

A comprehensive, practical treatise on sleep disorders medicine, providing clinicians in many disciplines who have an interest in sleep and sleep disorders with a comprehensive scientific basis for understanding sleep, as well as presenting information on the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of sleep disorders, which are, increasingly, being recognized. The volume is divided into three sections: basic aspects of sleep, sleep technology, and the clinical science of sleep. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Publisher

Included in this new edition are chapters on Sleep and Dream, Circadian Regulation of Sleep, Maintenance of Wakefulness Test, Computerized and Portable Sleep Recording, Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders, and Genetics in Sleep Disorders. Building on the appeal of the first edition, Dr. Chokroverty and his contributing authors have crafted a book that is written for all levels of expertise in sleep medicine.Included in this new edition are chapters on Sleep and Dream, Circadian Regulation of Sleep, Maintenance of Wakefulness Test, Computerized and Portable Sleep Recording, Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders, and Genetics in Sleep Disorders. Building on the appeal of the first edition, Dr. Chokroverty and his contributing authors have crafted a book that is written for all levels of expertise in sleep medicine.

About the Author

MD, FRCP, FACP, Professor of Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Adjunct Professor of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla; Chief of Neurology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lyons, New Jersey; Associate Chairman of Neurology and Chief of Neurophysiology, Saint Vincents Hospital and Medical Center, New York, New York

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075069002X
• ISBN 13: 9780750690027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Chokroverty Sudhansu M.D.