Sleep disorder

Sleep disorder

The disturbance of normal sleep patterns caused by a broad range of illnesses, including dysfunctional sleep mechanisms, abnormalities in physiological functions during sleep, abnormalities of the biological clock, and sleep disturbances that are induced by factors extrinsic to the sleep process.

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antihistamines

Health care; Sleep disorder

Drugs which combat the effects of histamine. (Histamine is a chemical released by certain cells of the body.) Used to reduce nausea and sickness. Drowinsess is a detrimental side-effect when used for ...

Zolpidem

Health care; Sleep disorder

A drug widely used in sleeping medications such as Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar and Zolpimist for the treatment of insomnia and some brain disorders. It is a sedative-hypnotic medicine used for the ...

Hallucination

Health care; Sleep disorder

A false and distorted perception of objects or events. Technically, it's defined as a perception in the absence of a stimulus.

Neurotransmitter

Health care; Sleep disorder

A chemical produced by neurons, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, that carries messages to other neurons. Neurotransmitters are clustered beneath the membrane on the presynaptic side of a synapse, ...

Narcolepsy

Health care; Sleep disorder

A chronic sleep disorder characterised by brief attacks of deep sleep, and with symptoms including excessive sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnogogic hallucinations, overwhelming daytime ...

Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)

Health care; Sleep disorder

A common sleep test given at sleep labs in the diagnosis of sleep disorders. The multiple sleep latency test records brain waves (via EEG), heart rate (via EKG), muscle activity and eye movements. ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Health care; Sleep disorder

A disorder in which breathing is frequently interrupted for brief intervals during sleep, resulting in intermittent decreases in blood oxygen levels and transient arousals from sleep, leading to poor ...