ABC of Sleep Medicine

A practical guide to the classification and diagnosis of sleep disorders for general practitioners and related primary care health professionals, ABC of Sleep Medicine addresses a range of the most commonly presenting sleep disorders such as daytime sleepiness, sleep apnoea and insomnia as well as sleep disorders with co-existing conditions. It provides guidance on sleep investigations and diagnosis, treatment and management. CONTENTS 1. Normal versus abnormal sleep 2. Diagnosing sleep disorders 3. Excessive daytime sleepiness 4. Sleep apnoea syndrome 5. Insomnia 6. Secondary (co-morbid) insomnia 7. The parasomnias 8. Sleep disorders in children 9. Sleep in neurodegenerative disease 10. Sleep in psychiatric disease 11. Drugs used in sleep medicine