Sleep Neurology: A Comprehensive Guide to Basic and Clinical Aspects

by Lourdes M. DelRosso (Editor), Raffaele Ferri (Editor)

Overview

This practical text provides knowledge of the basic neuroscience of sleep and sleep disorders as they interrelate with various neurologic conditions.

Chapters in the first section cover neural networks involved in normal sleep processes, including dreams and memory. Also discussed are how these neural networks interact in various sleep stages and sleep disorders, such as sleep related movement disorders. The book's second section explores the pathophysiology of sleep disorders in the spectrum of neurologic conditions in both adults and children. This includes sleep changes in patients with dementia, seizures, headaches, and stroke, and other common neurologic disorders.

Sleep Neurology fills an important gap in the sleep medicine literature by providing the underpinnings of sleep disorders and will be of great value to students, residents, and clinicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030543587
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	11/13/2020
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	309
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lourdes M. DelRosso, MD, FAASM

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA

Raffaele Ferri, MD

Oasi Research Institute

Developmental Disabilities and Brain Aging

Sleep Research Centre, Department of Neurology IC

Troina, Italy

Table of Contents

Section 1: Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness

Neurobiology of wakefulness

Neurobiology of NREM

Neurobiology of REM

Neurobiology of circadian rhythm disorders

Neurobiology of sleep related breathing

Neurobiology of sleep related movements

Neurobiology of Parasomnias

Neurobiology of Dreams

Neurobiology of memory and sleep

Neurologic consequences of sleep deprivation

Section 2: sleep in neurologic conditions.

Sleep in seizures

Sleep in headaches

Sleep in traumatic brain injury

Sleep in cerebral palsy

Sleep in cerebrovascular disease

Sleep in movement disorders

Sleep in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Sleep in cerebellar disease

Sleep in neuromuscular disease

Sleep in dementia

Sleep in multiple sclerosis

Sleep in neoplastic and paraneoplastic syndromes

Sleep in neurologic infections

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Ashley Holdridge, DO (The Comprehensive Headache Center)
Description: This book delves deep into the mysterious world of sleep. Introductory passages set the readers up for a fascinating window into the historical evolution of each section. The book is divided into two parts: first, the neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness, followed by the second section on how sleep relates to many core neurological conditions. Few colorful illustrations and cartoons are depicted throughout both parts with occasional polysomnograms. Multiple tables are scattered throughout the sections, which are crowded into portions of the sections.
Purpose: The purpose of the book is to provide the readers with a concrete understanding of the neurobiology of sleep and sleep pathology and relate it to commonly encountered neurological conditions. These are worthy objectives, which are met throughout the sections. Given the advancements in sleep medicine, the book provides an updated understanding of the field, which is needed. It also presents an overview of how sleep relates to the "bread and butter" of general neurology; however, treatment modalities are lacking.
Audience: The foreword suggests the recommended audience is students, residents, and fellows; mid-level practitioners from neurology-based programs; neurologists; and sleep medicine practitioners. The knowledge base of the intended audience is broad. Certainly, the neuroanatomical sections are applicable to all of the above. A basic understanding of polysomnography and electroencephalograms is needed to interpret certain sections, mainly epilepsy, which may not be applicable to the broad audience. The authors appear to be credible authorities on the subject, being experienced faculty and fellows of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Features: Part 1 focuses on the neurobiology of sleep - the neuroanatomy, the delicate balance of various neurotransmitters, and the innate circadian rhythm. The neuroanatomy section, with anatomical illustrations, provides a concrete base for the further comprehension of the neurobiology of the topics covered. Part 2 focuses on how sleep relates to common conditions seen within neurology, providing the readers with a basic understanding of the characteristics for diagnosis and offering generalized suggestions on management. Multiple small tables are found throughout the book, highlighted in a blue color, failing to provide additional content and appear more as a filler. Anatomical illustrations and cartoons are glossy, colorful, and easy to follow; however, they are sparse. Few imaging studies are included and prove beneficial but the quality is lacking. Despite being a book about sleep, there are very few actual depictions of polysomnogram epochs. There are a few electro-encephalograms scattered throughout the sections, which are small and difficult to interpret. While an understanding of pathophysiology and neuroanatomy is necessary, there is redundancy in multiple sections covering the same material found in part 1. The Neurobiology of Sleep-Related Movements provides a nice balance of a description of the pathology with an understanding of mechanism, which is supported by table 10.1. However, treatment content is severely lacking. Within the Sleep in Headache section, the weight of the material focuses on children and adolescents, leaving much to be desired in the realm of adult headache. The subsection on Treatment for Both Migraine and Sleep focuses on the treatment of migraine, but does not tie this into the relationship with sleep, i.e., what is biofeedback and how does it relate to improving migraine AND sleep? How are the natural treatments of migraine helpful with sleep? A further discussion on treatment considerations would greatly enhance the content.
Assessment: Sleep Neurology provides the readers with a concrete understanding of the neurobiology and pathophysiology of sleep with a comprehensive overview of how sleep affects the core diagnoses encountered in a general neurology clinic. Neurobiology, while important, appears redundant in many sections, leaving the readers to feel as if the book is pieced together by multiple collaborators. The neuroanatomical content is important and easily interpreted across all levels from students to subspecialists. The ability to interpret the electroencephalograms and few polysomnograms provided may be difficult to digest without a basic understanding of how to read those studies. The book will provide anyone preparing for an examination with sleep content a solid foundation upon which to study.

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