Gaylord Sleep Medicine Physician Releases New Book

WALLINGFORD, Conn., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth edition of the medical reference book Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, edited by Gaylord Sleep Medicine physician Meir H. Kryger, MD was released November 1 by Elsevier Publishing.

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The latest edition of Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine includes a multimedia website and reviews how to use the new AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) scoring manual to help doctors score, interpret and diagnose sleep disorders.

One version of the book provides easy access on the web of the entire text, as well as all of the book's illustrations, many videos of interviews with sleep medicine patients, over 40 sleep lab videos and 200 plus polysomnogram fragments.

Dr. Kryger, Director of Sleep Research and Education at Gaylord Sleep Medicine, has published more than 220 research articles and book chapters and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut.

Gaylord Sleep Medicine, the largest single provider of comprehensive sleep medicine services in Connecticut, treats patients with a range of sleep disorders including sleep apnea, hypersomnia and insomnia. Gaylord Sleep Medicine, also known for its acclaimed research program, is managed by Sleep HealthCenters with sites in Bridgeport, Hartford, Glastonbury, Guilford, North Haven and Trumbull.

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