Basics of Sleep Technology

Basics of Sleep Technology: Fundamentals of Sleep Technology underscores that sleep medicine and technology are dynamic and rapidly growing medical specialties. One must stay up with the newest innovations in the area, but not at the price of the fundamentals. This book includes these, as well as providing a solid background for cutting-edge advances in sleep medicine, diagnostics, monitoring, and therapeutics. Basics of Sleep Technology: Fundamentals of Sleep Technology covers the critical elements of sleep and sleep technologies. It gives a thorough understanding of sleep physiology, neurophysiological concepts, the principles of operation of the numerous equipment types used to diagnosis sleep disorders, and contemporary methodologies for diagnosing sleep disorders. A sleep professional must understand the fundamentals of signal creation, acquisition principles, and data grading from a sleep diary, actigraphy, and polysomnography. This book provides all of this and more to all wishing to develop a comprehensive understanding of sleep.

• Provides the latest, up-to-date knowledge regarding sleep medicine: diagnosis and treatment, sleep technology and monitoring
• Presents an authoritative reference resource for specialists and others facing unexpected challenges in the field of sleep medicine
• Appeals to readers from the most seasoned sleep researcher, to those just beginning their advanced training