A Clinical Casebook of Sleep Disorders in Women

Sleep disorders are very common among women during their lifespan, presenting in isolation or in combination with other illnesses particularly psychiatric and neurologic disorders. Pregnancy-related sleep disorders pose an interesting dilemma as this is a transient phase; these are associated with p...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Khan, Safia S. (Editor), Khawaja, Imran S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I : Menstrual Cycle and Sleep Changes
  • 1. Sleep changes with menarche
  • 2. Insomnia in pregnancy; a review
  • 3. Restless legs syndrome in women: a case report
  • 4. Sleep deprivation in a postpartum woman with short sleeper syndrome
  • Part II : Sleep-related Disorders of Breathing in Women
  • 5. Can snoring cause me to be tired and sleepy? Upper airway resistance syndrome in women
  • 6. Is it snoring or sleep apnea; should I be worried?
  • 7. Case of obesity hypoventilation in an African American lady with underlying hypertension, diabetes and mood disorder
  • Part III : Hypersomnias in Women
  • 8. Idiopathic hypersomnia
  • 9. Complicated delayed sleep wake phase disorder in a 59-year-old woman
  • 10. Medication management of patient with narcolepsy during pregnancy and lactation
  • Part IV : Menopause related sleep disorders
  • 11. Sleep disturbances due to hot flashes in the post-menopausal state
  • 12. Hypoglossal nerve stimulator in the treatmentof obstructive sleep apnea in a menopausal woman with CPAP intolerance
  • 13. Onset of chronic insomnia due to COVID-19 pandemic in the setting of severe anxiety in an elderly widow
  • Part V : Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders in Women
  • 14. Bipolar disorder related sleep disturbances in women
  • Part VI : Special topics
  • 15. Intractable insomnia in a woman with otherwise successful treatment of breast cancer
  • 16. Parasomnias in women
  • 17. Fatigue in a transgender man
  • Part VII : Neurologic disorders with sleep disturbance
  • 18. Parkinson disease and REM sleep behavior disorder in women
  • 19. Disordered sleep in a female caregiver
  • 20. Poor sleep in a cancer patient receiving palliative care