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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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Sleep disorder
Sleepwalking
Health care; Sleep disorder
Somnambulism. A sleep disorder where the person gets out of bed and walks around during sleep. Typically occurs in the first third of the night during deep NREM sleep (stages 3 and 4).
Sleep cycle
Health care; Sleep disorder
Term used by scientists and sleep researchers to describe the pattern of sleep stages, especially the NREM-REM cycle.
Sleep talking
Health care; Sleep disorder
Utterence of speech or sounds during sleep without awareness of the event. Takes place during stage REMS, representing a motor breakthrough of dream speech, or in the course of transitory arousals ...
REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD)
Health care; Sleep disorder
Very rare disorder in which sleeper acts out dreams, often violently, and has bodily movement. The body is usually paralysed during REM sleep. RMD patients often report an ongoing, hallucinatory REM ...
Sleep latency
Health care; Sleep disorder
The time between going to bed and sleep onset. Similarly, the term "REM sleep latency" refers to the time between sleep onset and the onset of the first episode of REM sleep. The term "sleep ...
Terminal insomnia
Health care; Sleep disorder
Also called late insomnia, it is a condition of waking up too early, usually with only four to five hours sleep, and being unable to get back to sleep.
