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    Narcolepsy - A Clinical Guide

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    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.

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    Illustrations Note:
    XXI, 451 p. 30 illus., 17 illus. in color.
    Table of 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 N



    arcolepsy


    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

    Editor:
    Goswami, Meeta;Goswami
    Thorpy, Michael J.;Thorpy
    Pandi-Perumal, S.R.;Pandi-Perumal
    Remarks:
    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


    Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

    Media Type:
    Softcover
    Publisher:
    Springer International Publishing
    Biography Artist:
    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

    Review:

    "The purpose is to present the current understanding of the etiology, presentation, and treatment of narcolepsy. ... This book will benefit primary care physicians, sleep professionals, neurologists, psychiatrists, and pediatricians, as well as psychologists, social scientists, and nurses. It will be of interest to anyone involved in research or caring for this patient population. ... This is a thorough, in-depth reference with up-to-date information on the etiology, presentation, psychosocial complications, and treatment of this illness." (Michael Easton, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2016)

    Language:
    English
    Edition:
    Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2016
    Number of Pages:
    451

    Master Data

    Product Type:
    Paperback book
    Release date:
    31 March 2018
    Package Dimensions:
    0.256 x 0.178 x 0.026 m; 1.206 kg
    GTIN:
    09783319795294
    DUIN:
    FRVT5BFAM7R
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