Sleepiness: Causes, Consequences and Treatment

by Michael J. Thorpy and Michel Billiard

Book Overview

Written and edited by leading clinicians and researchers in sleep medicine, this is the first book to focus on the causes, consequences and treatment of disorders of excessive sleepiness. Extensive coverage is provided for all known causes of sleepiness, including sleep deprivation, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin, shift work, and medical and psychiatric disorders. Since many causes of sleepiness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521198860
• ISBN13: 9780521198868
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.6" x 9.7"