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The Parasomnias and Other Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
Michael J. Thorpy
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Description for The Parasomnias and Other Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
hardcover. An authoritative review of all parasomnias, addressing all aspects of abnormal behaviors during sleep. Editor(s): Thorpy, Michael J.; Plazzi, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 356 pages, 52 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. 32 tables. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 926.
The first authoritative review on the parasomnias - disorders that cause abnormal behavior during sleep - this book contains many topics never before covered in detail. The behaviors associated with parasomnias may lead to injury of the patient or bed-partner, and may have forensic implications. These phenomena are common but often unrecognized, misdiagnosed, or ignored in clinical practice. With increasing awareness of abnormal behaviors in sleep, the book fulfils the need for in-depth descriptions of clinical and research aspects of these disorders, including differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, morbidity, and functional consequences of each condition, where known. Appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments ... Read more
The first authoritative review on the parasomnias - disorders that cause abnormal behavior during sleep - this book contains many topics never before covered in detail. The behaviors associated with parasomnias may lead to injury of the patient or bed-partner, and may have forensic implications. These phenomena are common but often unrecognized, misdiagnosed, or ignored in clinical practice. With increasing awareness of abnormal behaviors in sleep, the book fulfils the need for in-depth descriptions of clinical and research aspects of these disorders, including differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, morbidity, and functional consequences of each condition, where known. Appropriate behavioral and pharmacological treatments ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521111577
SKU
V9780521111577
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99-10
About Michael J. Thorpy
Michael J. Thorpy is Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. Giuseppe Plazzi is Assistant Professor of Neurology, Università di Bologna and Chief of the Sleep Laboratory, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Reviews for The Parasomnias and Other Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
"This is a good reference for practicing sleep clinicians and will likely serve as a helpful reference for sleep researchers."
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