| Paradox Lost - Midnight in the Battleground of Sleep and Dreams - Violent Moving Nightmares, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder | Hardcoverby Dr. Carlos H. Schenck (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Extreme-Nights, LLC | | Page Count: | 435 Pages | | Publication Date: | 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 929,138th |
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Product Description
In this book, physician and scientist, Carlos H. Schenck, MD, tells his story of helping discover the "dream-enacting" disorder in 1982, which he and his colleagues named the "Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder" RBD. Since the time that RBD was first reported by Dr. Schenck et al. in 1985, thousands of cases of RBD from around the world have been published in medical journals. RBD is now recognized as one of the most important clinical discoveries on sleep since the time REM sleep was discovered in 1953. Dr. Schenck has also helped discover other sleep behavior disorders ("parasomnias"). Dr. Schenck now shares the stories told to him by many of his parasomnia patients and their families, who describe their fascinating yet dangerous and strange tales from "the far side of sleep." Dr. Schenck discusses the science of parasomnias, and its connection with the brain sciences, clinical medicine, psychology, law and literature.
This book should interest people affected by parasomnias or other sleep disorders; and those interested in sleep, dreams, and human behavior from various perspectives; students and professionals in medicine, nursing, sleep technology, biology, neuroscience, law, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and other fields. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Paradox Lost - Nonfiction At Its Best by Douglas Murphy  5 Stars
March 24, 2007
Through a series of wonderfully presented case studies, Dr. Schenck draws one into the world of parasomnias, a burgeoning field of medicine with many interest points. The case studies themselves portray individuals who often lead traditional lives while confronting nocturnal behaviors of puzzling and often distressing natures. At the extreme parasomnias can thrust unwitting invididuals into a gray area between criminal acts and pathology. Their behavior can leave families and communities groping for answers and solutions. After years of research Dr. Schenck can guide us through this world and offer explanations and hope. Paradox Lost is a fascinating read that I recommend to all.
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