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The woman who couldn't wake up : hypersomnia and the science of sleepiness / Quinn Eastman.
De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 Available online
De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eastman, Quinn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hypersomnia.
- Hypersomnia--Diagnosis.
- Hypersomnia--Treatment.
- Hypersomnia--United States--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- Despite multiple alarm clocks and powerful stimulants, an Atlanta lawyer could sleep for thirty or even fifty hours at a stretch. Quinn Eastman tells her story-and the broader story of her diagnosis, idiopathic hypersomnia.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Anna Sleeps a Lot, and We Don't Know Why
- 2. The Doctors and GABA
- 3. The Antidote
- 4. Rye Versus MSLT
- 5. Behind the Curtain
- 6. The Essence of Sleepiness
- 7. My Favorite Mistake
- 8. The Atlanta Sleepers Club
- 9. The Story of Flumazenil
- 10. Weird Drugs
- 11. The Heart of the Brain
- 12. Immobilized by Happiness
- 13. Frustrating and Mostly Fruitless
- 14. Everything Off Label
- 15. Knock Yourself Out
- 16. Biomarkers of Sleepiness-and IH
- 17. The FDA Opens a Door
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Eastman, Quinn The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up
- ISBN:
- 0-231-55091-X
- OCLC:
- 1376195431
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