Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Claudio L Bassetti; M Billiard; Emmanuel Mignot
- ناشر : New York : Informa Healthcare.
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780849337154
Description
Front cover; Introduction; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Chapter 1. Historical Aspects of Narcolepsy; Chapter 2. English Translations of the First Clinical Reports on Narcolepsy by Gelineau and on Cataplexy by Westphal in the Late 19th Century, with Commentary; Chapter 3. Historical Aspects of the Treatment for Narcolepsy; Chapter 4. Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia: Immunogenetic Aspects of Narcolepsy-Past, Present, and Future; Chapter 5. The Hypocretins: Discovery and Emerging Role as Integrators of Physiological Signals; Chapter 6. Cataplexy; Chapter 7. Effect of Age on Narcolepsy. Chapter 8. Narcolepsy in Children and AdolescentsChapter 9. Idiopathic Hypersomnia; Chapter 10. Kleine-Levin Syndrome and Other Recurrent Hypersomnias; Chapter 11. Spectrum of Narcolepsy; Chapter 12. Sleep Paralysis, State Transition Distruptions, and Narcolepsy; Chapter 13. Epidemiology of Narcolepsy: Development of the Ullanlinna Narcolepsy Scale; Chapter 14. Epidemiology of Narcolepsy; Chapter 15. Automatic Behavior, Sle.
This is the first and only guide to discuss narcolepsy as an autoimmune disease. Compiled by an international group of more than 40 authors, this reference book supplies an engaging and comprehensive review of the major topics and key issues associated with narcolepsy and hypersomnia. Spanning the latest advances in the field, this source covers current diagnostic procedures, genetic developments, explorations of animal models, new definitions and criteria, and improved epidemiological surveys to reflect the explosion of research in this evolving science.
