Clinical Companion to Sleep Disorders Medicine, Second EditionThis concise handbook includes information on the technical methods of recording for diagnosis and classification of sleep disorders, and a clinical approach to patients with sleep complaints. Also emphasized are in-depth descriptions of a variety of sleepdisorders and sleep disturbances following neurologic, medical, and psychiatric events. Recognition of the importance of sleep disorders has increased significantly and this is the ideal book for clinicians in a variety of disciplines who need to learn about the medicine of sleep disorders in order to best treat their patients. * Practical and concise handbook for the non-expert. * Includes important information on how to interpret laboratory test results. |
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Neurophysiologic and Neurochemical Mechanisms | 9 |
Physiologic Changes in Sleep | 17 |
Sleep Scoring Technique | 45 |
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