Description: About this Item The item is a book Hardback The Author Name is Quinn Eastman The Title is The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up : Hypersomnia and the Science of Sleepiness Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 320. Category - Medical Product Description - Sleep was taking over Anna's life. Despite multiple alarm clocks and powerful stimulants, the young Atlanta lawyer could sleep for thirty or even fifty hours at a stretch. She stopped working and began losing weight because she couldn't stay awake long enough to eat. Anna's doctors didn't know how to help her until they tried an oddball drug, connected with a hunch that something produced by her body was putting her to sleep. The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up tells Anna's story-and the broader story of her diagnosis, idiopathic hypersomnia IH, a shadowy sibling of narcolepsy that has emerged as a focus of sleep research and patient advocacy. Quinn Eastman explores the science around sleepiness, recounting how researchers have been searching for more than a century for the substances that tip the brain into slumber. He argues that investigation of IH could unlock new understandings of how sleep is regulated and controlled. Eastman foregrounds the experiences of people with IH, relating how publicity around Anna's successful treatment helped others form a community. He shows how a group of patients who felt neglected or dismissed united to steer research toward their little-known disorder. Sharing emerging science and powerful stories, this book testifies to the significance of underrecognized diseases and sheds new light on how our brains function, day and night. It is essential reading for anyone interested in sleep and sleep disorders, including those affected by or seeking to treat them. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167264798
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Title: The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up Hypersomnia and the Science
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UPC: 9780231194648
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Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up : Hypersomnia and the Science of Sleepiness
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Internal Medicine, Sleep & Sleep Disorders
Item Weight: 24 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Health & Fitness, Science, Medical
Item Length: 9.6 in
Author: Quinn Eastman
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Hardcover
