The Woman Who Couldnt Wake Up Hypersomnia And The Science Of Sleepiness Quinn Eastman by Quinn Eastman 9780231550918, 023155091X instant download after payment.

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 & 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 & 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 & powerful stories, this book testifies to the significance of underrecognized diseases & sheds new light on how our brains function, day & night. It is essential reading for anyone interested in sleep & sleep disorders, including those affected by or seeking to treat them.