Narcolepsy : a clinical guide /: a clinical guide. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Meeta Goswami, S.R. Pandi-Perumal, Michael J. Thorpy, editors.
• Editors: Goswami, Meeta; Pandi-Perumal, S. R; Thorpy, Michael J
• 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 Narcolepsy -- 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.8/498; Medicine; Narcolepsy; Narcolepsy -- Diagnosis; Narcolepsy -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Narcolepsy; Medical -- Family & General Practice; Medical -- Geriatrics; Medical -- Gynecology & Obstetrics; Medical -- Pediatrics; Medical -- Neurology; General practice; Geriatric medicine; Gynaecology & obstetrics; Paediatric medicine; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Internal medicine; Family medicine; Geriatrics; Obstetrics; Pediatrics; Neurology; Medical -- Internal Medicine; Clinical & internal medicine; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319237398
• Related ISBNs: 331923739X; 9783319237381; 3319237381
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 5, 2016).
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