Sleeping Disorder Flashcards

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Abnormal behavior or physiological events that occur during sleep, such as nightmares and sleepwalking.

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Parasomnias

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Involve difficulties in getting enough sleep, problems with sleeping when you want to

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Dysomnias

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One of the most common sleep disorders. Micro sleeps.

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Insomnia

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Problem of sleeping too much

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Hyperomnia

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Difficulty breathing at night

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Sleep apnea

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Experience cataplexy, sudden loss of muscle tone.

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Narcolepsy

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Occurs when airflow stops despite continued activity by the respiratory system.

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Obstructive apnea

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Involves the complete cessation of respiratory activity for brief periods

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Central sleep apnea

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Is a combination of both onstructive and central sleep apneas

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Mixed sleep apneas

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Disturbed sleep brought on by the brain’s inability to synchronize its sleep patterns with the current patterns of day and night.

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Circadian rhythm sleep disorder

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