Title: Sleep apnea : current diagnosis and treatment /
Authors: Randerath, Winfried J.; Sanner, Bernd M.; Somers, Virend K.
Publisher: Karger,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Abstract: Seeks to present the knowledge in the pathophysiology clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep apnea. Physiological approaches and modeling sleep and recent pathophysiologic findings in upper airway mechanics as well as the importance of inflammatory and oxidative processes and the underlying genetic aspects are discussed to open up avenues of investigation for better understanding and improved therapeutic options.
Contents: Sleep disorders and their classification--an overview / Lévy, P., Viot-Blanc, V., Pépin, J.-L -- Physiology of sleep and dreaming / Penzel, T., Kesper, K. -- Physiology of breathing during sleep / Schäfer, T. -- Physiology of the cardiovascular, endocrine, and renal systems during sleep / Peter, J.G., Fietze, I. -- History and questionnaires / Rühle K.-H. -- Objectifying sleepiness / Hein, H. -- Portable monitoring systems / Hein, H. -- Polysomnography / Penzel, T. -- Nasal, lung, and cardiovascular function tests / Galetke, W. -- Upper airway imaging in sleep apnea syndrome / Pinto Basto, R., Rodenstein, D.O.