Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
I. Evolution of Sleep Medicine by Historical Periods
2. Sleep in Ancient Egypt
3. Sleep Medicine in the Arab Islamic Civilization
4. Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional India
5. Sleep Medicine in Ancient and Traditional China
6. Sleep in the Biblical Period
7. Sleep in the New Testament
8. The Greco-Roman Period
9. The Aztec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations
II. Sleep Medicine from the Medieval Period to the 19th Century
10. Sleep Medicine in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
11. Sleep in the 17th and 18th Centuries
III. The Early Evolution of Modern Sleep Medicine
12. The Evolution of Sleep Medicine in the 19th and the Early 20th Century
13. The History of Polysomnography: Tool of Scientific Discovery
IV. Sleep Medicine Societies, Professional Societies, and Journals
14. A History Behind the Development of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Societies
15. Development of Sleep Medicine in Europe
16. Evolution of Sleep Medicine in Japan
17. History of Japanese Clinical Sleep Medicine
18. Sleep Medicine around the World (Beyond North American and European Continents)
V. Sleep Disorders in Historic Diseases
19. Cholera
20. Encephalities Lethargica
21. African Sleeping Sickne
ss22. Sleep and HIV Disease
VI. Historical Milestones of Individual Sleep Disorders
23. Evolution of the Classification of Sleep Disorders
24. History of Epidemiological Research in Sleep Medicine
25. The Insomnias: Historical Evolution
VII. Neurological Sleep Disorders
26. Narcolepsy - Cataplexy
Syndrome and Symptomatic Hypersomnia27. Idiopathic Hypersomnia
28. Kleine-Levin Syndrome
29. Movement Disorders in Sleep
30. History of Restless Legs Syndrome, Recently Named Willis-Ekbom Disease
31. Sleep and Stroke
32. Sleep in Neurodegenerative Diseases
33. Sleep, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Dementia
34. Fatal Familial Insomnia and Agrypnia Excitata: Insights into Human Prion Disease Genetics and the Anatomo-Physiology of Wake and Sleep Behaviours
35. Epilepsy and Sleep
36. Sleep Disorders after Traumatic Brain Injury: Milestones in Perspective
37. Headache Syndromes and Sleep
VIII. Psychiatric and Psychological Sleep Disorders
38. Depression
39. Schizophrenia and Psychosis
40. Bipolar Disorder
IX. Respiratory Diseases
41. A Short History of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
42. Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Short History
43. Restrictive and Obstructive Lung Diseases and Sleep Disorders44. NREM Arousal Parasomnias
45. REM Sleep Behavior D
isorder46. Chronobiology and Sleep
X. Medical Disorders and Sleep
47. Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Dysfunction
48. Nonrestorative Sleep, Musculoskeletal Pain, Fatigue in Rheumatic Disorders and Allied Syndromes: A Historical Perspective
49. Sleep and Pain: Milestones and Advances from Research
50. Endocrine-Metabolic Disorders and Sleep Medicine
51. The Gut and Sleep
52. Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine
53. Women's Health and Sleep Disorders
XI. Miscellaneous Important Aspects
54. The Emergence of Pediatric Sleep Medicine
55. Sleep Disorders, Cognition, Accidents, and Performance
56. Sleep Deprivation: Societal Impact and Long Term Consequences
57. Sleep Models
XII. Evolution of Treatment and Investigative
Approaches in Sleep Medicine
58. A History of Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Insomnia
About the Author: Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, FRCP
Professor of Neuroscience
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Clinical Professor of Neurology
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ
Director of Sleep Research & Co-Chair Emeritus of Neurology
JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute
Edison, NJ
USA
Michel Billiard M.D.
Honorary Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine
University Montpellier I
Honorary Chair
Department of Neurology
Gui de Chauliac Hospital
Montpellier, France
