Review of Sleep Medicine

Dr. Avidan is Professor of Neurology at UCLA where he serves as Director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center. He completed his Neurology Residency at the Georgetown University Medical Center, and Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. He served as Visiting Professor of Neurology Education in the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN, and was selected to receive the 2014 American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Excellence in Education Award, for career contributions to education in sleep medicine. Dr. Avidan has published over 100 manuscripts on sleep disorders and had co-authored several books with Dr. Meir Kryger (a giant in the field). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Sleep Medicine, and a Diplomate in the Specialty of Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

• Section I: Sleep Medicine Exam Preparation 1. Introduction to Sleep Medicine   Section II: Highlights of Normal Sleep2. Sleep Phylogenic Evolution and Ontogeny3. Normal Human Sleep Wake Patterns4. Highlights of Sleep Neuroscience5. Normal Sleep Physiology (Including Respiratory and Cardiac Physiology)6. Genetics in Sleep Medicine7. Introduction to Evaluation Tools Used in Sleep Medicine8. An Overview of Polysomnography9. Sleep Stage Scoring  Section III: Synopsis of Sleep Disorders10. Sleep Deprivation11. The Insomnias12. Narcolepsy and Hypersomnias of Central Origin: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment13. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: Clinical Features and Evaluation14. Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing15. Circadian Rhythm Disorders16. Diagnosis and Treatment of Parasomnias17. Sleep-Related Movement Disorders18. Overview of Electrocephalography and Epilepsy19. Sleep and Neurological Disorders20. Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders21. Sleep in Medical Disorders and Special Populations22. Pediatric Sleep-Wake Disorders23. Synopsis of Geriatric Sleep Disorders24. Cardiac Monitoring and Scoring in Polysomnography25. Pharmacotherapy of Common Sleep Promoting Agents26. Medication Effects on Sleep27. Overview of Sleep Practive ParametersSection IV: Testing Knowledge in Sleep Medicine: Practice Exams28. Mechanism and Disorders of Circadian Physiology29. Tools in Clinical Sleep Medicine30. Practice Examination-Pediatric Sleep Disorders31. Cardiology in Sleep Medicine32. Pulmonary Sleep Clinical Case Studies33. Psychiatry Clinical Case Studies34. Insomnia Clinical Pearls and Case Studies35. Neurology in Sleep Medicine: Polysomnography Case-Based Assessment36. Hypersomnia Case Studies37. Clinical Cases: Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders38. REM and Non-REM Parasomnias39. Seizures and Sleep40. Sleep Related Movement Disorders41. Sleep and Medical Disorders, and Special Populations42. Sleep Pharmacology 43. Polysomnography Pearls44. Sleep Stage Scoring45. Artifacts46. The Use of Statistics in Sleep Medicine-Exam Questions47. Knowing your Sleep Practice Parameters48. Quality Measures in Sleep Medicine49. Normal Sleep Patterns50. Mechanisms of Sleep NeuroscienceAppendices Statistics in MedicineCardiac ArrhythmiasStatistics for Clinical Trials and AuditHorne-Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire

"This is an outstanding sleep medicine review book. It serves as an in-depth introduction to sleep medicine and it includes an excellent "test your knowledge" group of chapters. This could become a new alternative to standard textbooks in sleep medicine." Reviewed by Eduardo A De Sousa, MD, FAAN (University of Oklahoma College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 93, 4 Stars!