This pocket-sized handbook is a practical guide to the evaluation and management of sleep disorders. It is written by distinguished sleep medicine experts and covers a broad, multidisciplinary range of topics in neurology, pulmonary medicine, psychiatry, and pediatrics.

Chapters provide a broad introduction to sleep disturbances and associated comorbidities and discuss the major sleep disorders in terms of epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, assessment tools, management, and follow-up. Of special value are algorithms that provide a logical approach to evaluating sleep-related complaints. All chapters adhere to the new International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-2), which is outlined in an appendix with ICD-9 codes.

1 Populations at risk for sleep disturbances 1
2 Sleep-disordered breathing 13
3 Insomnia 36
4 Hypersomnia and narcolepsy 70
5 Motor disorders of sleep and parasomnias 98
6 Circadian rhythm sleep disorders 137
7 Sleep disorders in children 165
App. A The Epworth sleepiness scale 185
App. B Body mass index 186
App. C Interpretation of the polysomnogram and the multiple sleep latency testing 187
App. D Continuous positive airway pressure compliance issues unique to sleep medicine 202
App. E Sleep hygiene 205
App. F Insomnia algorithm 208
App. G Hypersomnia algorithm 209
App. H Stanford sleepiness scale 210
App. I Motor disorders algorithm 211
App. J International classification of sleep disorders (ICSD-2) 212
App. K Sleep-stage scoring 214
App. L Valuable resources 233