Sleep Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Development, Clinical Milestones, and Advances in Treatment

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Sleep in Ancient Egypt....Pages 13-19
Sleep Medicine in the Arab Islamic Civilization....Pages 21-24
Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional India....Pages 25-28
Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional China....Pages 29-33
Sleep in the Biblical Period....Pages 35-42
Sleep in the New Testament....Pages 43-46
The Greco-Roman Period....Pages 47-53
The Aztec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations....Pages 55-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Sleep Medicine in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance....Pages 63-67
Sleep in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries....Pages 69-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
The Evolution of Sleep Medicine in the Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Century....Pages 75-89
The History of Polysomnography: Tool of Scientific Discovery....Pages 91-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
A History Behind the Development of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Societies....Pages 103-111
Development of Sleep Medicine in Europe....Pages 113-124
Evolution of Sleep Medicine in Japan....Pages 125-127
History of Japanese Clinical Sleep Medicine....Pages 129-131
Sleep Medicine Around the World (Beyond North American and European Continents, and Japan)....Pages 133-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Cholera....Pages 143-148
Encephalitis Lethargica....Pages 149-157
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
African Sleeping Sickness....Pages 159-165
Sleep and HIV Disease....Pages 167-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Evolution of the Classification of Sleep Disorders....Pages 183-189
History of Epidemiological Research in Sleep Medicine....Pages 191-195
The Insomnias: Historical Evolution....Pages 197-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Narcolepsy–Cataplexy Syndrome and Symptomatic Hypersomnia....Pages 205-221
Idiopathic Hypersomnia....Pages 223-228
Kleine–Levin Syndrome....Pages 229-236
Movement Disorders in Sleep....Pages 237-247
History of Restless Legs Syndrome, Recently Named Willis–Ekbom Disease....Pages 249-254
Sleep and Stroke....Pages 255-269
Sleep in Neurodegenerative Diseases....Pages 271-283
Sleep, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Dementia....Pages 285-300
Fatal Familial Insomnia and Agrypnia Excitata: Insights into Human Prion Disease Genetics and the Anatomo-Physiology of Wake and Sleep Behaviours....Pages 301-307
Epilepsy and Sleep....Pages 309-317
Sleep Disorders after Traumatic Brain Injury: Milestones in Perspective....Pages 319-330
Headache Syndromes and Sleep....Pages 331-335
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Depression....Pages 339-344
Schizophrenia and Psychosis....Pages 345-350
Bipolar Disorder....Pages 351-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
A Short History of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome....Pages 357-363
Upper-Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Short History....Pages 365-366
Restrictive and Obstructive Lung Diseases and Sleep Disorders....Pages 367-373
NREM Arousal Parasomnias....Pages 375-389
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder....Pages 391-405
Chronobiology and Sleep....Pages 407-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Dysfunction....Pages 415-422
Nonrestorative Sleep, Musculoskeletal Pain, Fatigue in Rheumatic Disorders, and Allied Syndromes: A Historical Perspective....Pages 423-431
Sleep and Pain: Milestones and Advances from Research....Pages 433-442
Endocrine–Metabolic Disorders and Sleep Medicine....Pages 443-450
The Gut and Sleep....Pages 451-456
Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine....Pages 457-463
Women’s Health and Sleep Disorders....Pages 465-470
Front Matter....Pages 471-471
The Emergence of Pediatric Sleep Medicine....Pages 473-485
Sleep Disorders, Cognition, Accidents, and Performance....Pages 487-494
Sleep Deprivation: Societal Impact and Long-Term Consequences....Pages 495-509
Sleep Models....Pages 511-516
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
A History of Nonpharmacological Treatments for Insomnia....Pages 519-526
The Pharmacological Treatment of Sleep Disorders....Pages 527-532
Psychological Treatment of Insomnia: The Evolution of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy....Pages 533-539
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
Modafinil: Development and Use of the Compound....Pages 541-544
Phylogeny in Sleep Medicine....Pages 545-555
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy–Cataplexy and Beyond....Pages 557-571
Development and Impact of Brain Imaging Techniques....Pages 573-579
Back Matter....Pages 581-584