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Sleep Disorder
There are seven main types of sleep disorder.
1. Insomnia - sleep is disrupted and is insufficient in quantity and quality.
There are 4 types
i) Onset insomnia –trouble falling asleep;
ii) Maintanance insomnia – wake up frequently during the night
iii) Termination insomnia – consistently wake up too early
iv) Sleep apnea – trouble breathing properly during sleep
2. Narcolepsy – frequent periods of sleepiness during the day, linked to a confusion of REM-like state and the waking state. Perhaps due to over-activity of acetylcholine synapses which produce REM sleep.
The main symptoms are
(1) Extreme sleepiness during the day.
(2) Cataplexy – periods of muscle weakness during the waking day.
(3) Sleep paralysis
(4) Hypnagogic hallucinations – dreamlike experiences difficult to distinguish from reality when first falling asleep or waking up.
3. Periodic limb movement disorder
4. Night terrors
5. Sleep talking
6. Sleep walking
7. REM behaviour disorder
If you want more information about sleep disorders see the
National, Heart, Lung , and Blood Institute web site.
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