-There is no doubt that having read this book, I will be approaching my patient’s difficulties with a new found interest in their sleep-wake cycle. Defining disorders of sleep and how they may manifest and considering strategies for management, will improve quality of life in neurological patients. For this reason I would not hesitate to recommend this book to colleagues as a reference text. -(British Sleep Society Newsletter, January 2011)
-This book provides information on symptoms of sleep disorders along with their causes, as well as management suggestions to help clinicians to promptly recognise and treat patients to improve their quality of life. Overall, I strongly recommend this book for both neurologists specialising in sleep medicine and general neurologists.- (
The Lancet Neurology, 2010)
“There is no doubt that having read this book, I will be approaching my patient’s difficulties with a new found interest in their sleep-wake cycle. Defining disorders of sleep and how they may manifest and considering strategies for management, will improve quality of life in neurological patients. For this reason I would not hesitate to recommend this book to colleagues as a reference text. “(
British Sleep Society Newsletter, January 2011)
“This book provides information on symptoms of sleep disorders along with their causes, as well as management suggestions to help clinicians to promptly recognise and treat patients to improve their quality of life. Overall, I strongly recommend this book for both neurologists specialising in sleep medicine and general neurologists.” (
The Lancet Neurology, 2010)
” this book provides information on symptoms of sleep disorders along with their causes, as well as management suggestions to help clinicians to promptly recognise and treat patients to improve their quality of life. Overall, I strongly recommend this book for both neurologists specialising in sleep medicine and general neurologists.” (“The Lancet Neurology, 2010”)
THE UPDATED GUIDE TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SLEEP DISORDERS
It can be challenging to accurately discern between and effectively manage sleep disorders, and particularly those associated with underlying neurological disease. Now in its second edition, this user-friendly text continues to clarify this difficult process by offering sleep specialists, neurologists, and other health care professionals case-appropriate methods of diagnosis and treatment. Clear, concise guidance on the proper identification of both common and rare disorders is complemented by insights into diagnostic testing and different treatment options, while a wide range of illustrations visually demonstrate the points at hand.
The second edition of Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach 2nd Edition makes some excellent additions to the book’s content. With its expanded coverage, the text goes into greater depth in its discussion of insomnia and other primary sleep disorders. Recent research has also led to the inclusion of a newly written chapter on the fascinating subject of sleep deprivation and the brain. Furthermore, all diagnostic classifications have been updated and remodelled in accordance with the 3rd International Classification of Sleep Disorders. This straightforward guide:
- Provides practical, clinically oriented instruction for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders
- Covers both common and rare neurological sleep disorders
- Includes quick-access algorithms that are designed to aid practitioners’ efficient and effective decision-making
- Complements its newly expanded content with demonstrative illustrations
Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach 2nd Edition is an essential diagnostic aid and point of reference for all those working with patients experiencing sleep-wake disturbances.
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THE UPDATED GUIDE TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SLEEP DISORDERS
It can be challenging to accurately discern between and effectively manage sleep disorders, and particularly those associated with underlying neurological disease. Now in its second edition, this user-friendly text continues to clarify this difficult process by offering sleep specialists, neurologists, and other health care professionals case-appropriate methods of diagnosis and treatment. Clear, concise guidance on the proper identification of both common and rare disorders is complemented by insights into diagnostic testing and different treatment options, while a wide range of illustrations visually demonstrate the points at hand.
The second edition of Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach 2nd Edition makes some excellent additions to the book’s content. With its expanded coverage, the text goes into greater depth in its discussion of insomnia and other primary sleep disorders. Recent research has also led to the inclusion of a newly written chapter on the fascinating subject of sleep deprivation and the brain. Furthermore, all diagnostic classifications have been updated and remodelled in accordance with the 3rd International Classification of Sleep Disorders. This straightforward guide:
- Provides practical, clinically oriented instruction for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders
- Covers both common and rare neurological sleep disorders
- Includes quick-access algorithms that are designed to aid practitioners’ efficient and effective decision-making
- Complements its newly expanded content with demonstrative illustrations
Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach 2nd Edition is an essential diagnostic aid and point of reference for all those working with patients experiencing sleep-wake disturbances.
About the Author
Sebastiaan Overeem, MD, PhD is on staff at the Centre for Sleep Medicine “Kempenhaeghe”, Heeze and Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Paul Reading, MA, MB B Chir., PhD, FRCP is Consultant Neurologist in the Department of Neurology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK and recent President of the British Sleep Society.
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