Sleep medicine : a guide to sleep and its disorders / John M. Shneerson.

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

vi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

2nd ed.

Rev. ed. of: Handbook of sleep medicine. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nature of sleep and its disorders -- Physiological basis of sleep and wakefulness -- Assessment of sleep disorders -- Drugs and sleep -- Circadian rhythm disorders -- Excessive daytime sleepiness -- Insomnia -- Dreams and nightmares -- Motor disorders -- Obstructive sleep apnoeas and snoring -- Central sleep apnoeas and hypoventilation -- Medical disorders.