6. The Essence of Sleepiness

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Anna Sleeps a Lot, and We Don’t Know Why 7
5. 2. The Doctors and GABA 23
6. 3. The Antidote 37
7. 4. Rye Versus MSLT 49
8. 5. Behind the Curtain 65
9. 6. The Essence of Sleepiness 79
10. 7. My Favorite Mistake 95
11. 8. The Atlanta Sleepers Club 105
12. 9. The Story of Flumazenil 120
13. 10. Weird Drugs 136
14. 11. The Heart of the Brain 149
15. 12. Immobilized by Happiness 169
16. 13. Frustrating and Mostly Fruitless 181
17. 14. Everything Off Label 195
18. 15. Knock Yourself Out 210
19. 16. Biomarkers of Sleepiness— and IH 228
20. 17. The FDA Opens a Door 242
21. Acknowledgments 261
22. Notes 263
23. Index 301