Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

Presents recent major breakthroughs in the field of sleep disorders in PD Compares Chinese and Western PD patients Includes numerous case reports

Autorentext

Chun-Feng Liu is a professor and the head at Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China. He is also the director of Institute of Neuroscience of Soochow University, China.

Inhalt

Part I: General Concepts.- 1. An Overview of Parkinson's disease.- 2. An Overview of Sleep Physiology and Sleep Regulation.- Part II: Classification of Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's disease.- 3. REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).- 4. Insomnia.- 5. Nocturia.- 6. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder.- 7. Sleep related breathing disorders.- 8. Excessive daytime sleepiness.- 9. Circadian rhythms disruption.- 10. Conclusive Remarks.

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