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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Arousal disorder

Health care; Sleep disorder

Parasomnia disorder presumed to be due to an abnormal arousal function. Classical arousal disorders: sleepwalking, sleep terrors and confusional arousals.

Snoring

Health care; Sleep disorder

Noise produced with inspiratory respiration during sleep owing to vibration of the soft palate and the pillars of the oropharyngeal inlet. Forty-five percent of normal adults snore at least ...

Micro-sleep

Health care; Sleep disorder

Period lasting up to a few seconds during which people appear to be asleep in otherwise waking periods. Cause for concern for people in critical jobs like truck drivers or pilots.

Sleep architecture

Health care; Sleep disorder

NREM/REM stage and cycles of sleep and time spent in each stage. Also called sleep timing mechanism. One's sleep architecture changes with age. Middle-aged and elderly people tend to spend less time ...