Sleep and Sleep Disorders - Faisal R Jahangiri

Sleep is one of the most essential functions of the nervous system, yet sleep disorders remain underrecognized, undertreated, and often misunderstood. This book provides a clear, structured, and clinically relevant introduction to the neuroscience of sleep, sleep diagnostics, sleep-related disorders, and modern treatment strategies.

Written for students, clinicians, sleep technologists, neurodiagnostic professionals, and healthcare learners, this book explores the biological foundations of sleep, including sleep architecture, circadian rhythms, genetics, fatigue, EEG, EMG, polysomnography, insomnia, sleep-related movement disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, and emerging therapies such as hypoglossal nerve stimulation.

Each chapter is designed for teaching and self-directed learning, with learning objectives, evidence-based explanations, in-text citations, review questions, answer keys, and visual infographics. The content bridges basic neuroscience with clinical sleep medicine, helping readers understand not only what sleep disorders are, but also how they are identified, monitored, interpreted, and treated.

Topics include:

Sleep physiology and sleep architecture
Genetic and genomic basis of sleep
Sleep deprivation and fatigue
Common sleep disorders and clinical presentations
EEG and EMG applications in sleep medicine
Polysomnography, MSLT, and MWT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Pharmacological treatment of insomnia
PAP therapy, oral appliances, and lifestyle interventions
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea

By combining neuroscience, clinical diagnostics, and practical treatment approaches, this book offers a comprehensive educational resource for anyone seeking to better understand sleep and its disorders. It is especially valuable for neuroscience students, sleep medicine trainees, neurodiagnostic technologists, intraoperative neuromonitoring professionals, and clinicians interested in the growing field of sleep science.