Sleep Disorders Medicine

This title is a comprehensive text covering basic science, technical and laboratory aspects and clinical and therapeutic advances in sleep medicine for both beginners and seasoned practitioners of sleep medicine. This book will be useful to internists (especially those specializing in pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal and endocrine medicine), neurologists, family physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, otolaryngologists, pediatricians, dentists, neurosurgeons and neuroscientists, as well as those technologists, nurses and other paraprofessionals with an interest in understanding the value of a good night's sleep.§ With the discovery of new entities, many new techniques and therapies, and evolving basic science understanding of sleep, this title brings all the old and new knowledge about sleep medicine succinctly in one place for a deeper understanding of the topic. Since the publication of the 3rd edition of "Sleep Disorders Medicine" in 2009, the number of sleep centers and sleep clinicians increased by leaps and bounds with increasing demand for knowledge. Many new advances have been made in basic science, clinical and therapeutic aspects and laboratory techniques for studying sleep medicine since the publication of the 3rd edition.