Book contents
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the complexity, challenges, and rewards of effective sleep medicine
- Section one Sleepiness versus fatigue, tiredness, and lack of energy
- Section two Assessment of daytime sleepiness
- Section three Diagnosis of narcolepsy
- Section Four Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Five Positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Six Alternatives to positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Seven Diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia
- Section Eight Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements
- 31 Misdiagnosis can delay appropriate and effective treatment for many years
- 32 Periodic leg movements should not be overlooked as a possible cause of insomnia, and perhaps rarely, excessive daytime sleepiness
- 33 Oral iron supplementation can help ameliorate symptoms of restless legs syndrome but may not suffice to improve low iron stores
- Section Nine Parasomnias
- Section Ten Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
- Section Eleven Missed diagnoses of obstructive sleep apnea can exacerbate medical and neurologic conditions
- Section Twelve Sleep in children
- Section Thirteen Sleep in older persons
- Index
32 - Periodic leg movements should not be overlooked as a possible cause of insomnia, and perhaps rarely, excessive daytime sleepiness
from Section Eight - Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements
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Book contents
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the complexity, challenges, and rewards of effective sleep medicine
- Section one Sleepiness versus fatigue, tiredness, and lack of energy
- Section two Assessment of daytime sleepiness
- Section three Diagnosis of narcolepsy
- Section Four Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Five Positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Six Alternatives to positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
- Section Seven Diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia
- Section Eight Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements
- 31 Misdiagnosis can delay appropriate and effective treatment for many years
- 32 Periodic leg movements should not be overlooked as a possible cause of insomnia, and perhaps rarely, excessive daytime sleepiness
- 33 Oral iron supplementation can help ameliorate symptoms of restless legs syndrome but may not suffice to improve low iron stores
- Section Nine Parasomnias
- Section Ten Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
- Section Eleven Missed diagnoses of obstructive sleep apnea can exacerbate medical and neurologic conditions
- Section Twelve Sleep in children
- Section Thirteen Sleep in older persons
- Index
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- Common Pitfalls in Sleep MedicineCase-Based Learning, pp. 192 - 197Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014