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Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 3/e has been thoroughly revised with 45 entirely new chapters on the knowledge base of sleep medicine. The first half of the book reviews the basic sciences related to sleep, followed by a thorough review of sleep pathology in adults. This book covers the major topics of sleep apnea: narcolepsy, movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, and the broad field of insomnia. The book also reviews methodology used in the sleep laboratory. New nomenclature has been used throughout. Covers the entire field of adult sleep medicine in one compact resource. Broadly expanded to include new information on psychiatry, circadian rhythms, cardiovascular diseases, and sleep apnea treatment and diagnosis. Basic sleep science review section serves as a perfect introduction for students and post-doctoral fellows. State of the art chapters are written by the worlds most prominent sleep specialists. Chapters are profusely illustrated, offering examples of classical findings in sleep medicine.