BookMeeta Goswami, S.R. Pandi-Perumal, Michael J. Thorpy, editors.
Contents:
Etiology
Narcolepsy: genetic predisposition and pathophysiology
Animal models of narcolepsy: development, findings and perspectives
Neuroimaging of narcolepsy
Clinical considerations
Epidemiology of narcolepsy
Narcolepsy in childhood
Narcolepsy in the older adult
Diurnal and nocturnal sleep in narcolepsy with cataplexy
Hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis
REM sleep behavior disorder in narcolepsy with cataplexy
Narcolepsy and other comorbid medical illnesses
Humor processing in human narcolepsy with cataplexy
Dreams in patients with narcolepsy
Psychoanalysis and narcolepsy
Symptomatic narcolepsy or hypersomnia, with and without hypocretin (orexin) deficiency
Hypersomnias other than narcolepsy: differential diagnosis
Psychosocial considerations
Psychosocial impact of narcolepsy in children and adolescents
Quality of life and psychosocial issues in narcolepsy
Narcolepsy, intimacy and sexuality
Narcolepsy, driving and traffic safety
Memory and cognition in narcolepsy
Medico-legal aspects of disability in narcolepsy
Narcolepsy and mental health
Management
Overview of management of narcolepsy
Modes of action of drugs related to narcolepsy: pharmacology of wake-promoting compounds and anticataplectics
Modafinil/Armodafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy
Sodium oxybate in the treatment of narcolepsy
Emerging treatments for narcolepsy
Non-pharmacologic treatments of narcolepsy.