Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
October 02, 2008
Researchers examined 42 people who said they had insomnia after a
mild brain injury. Thirty-six percent had trouble falling asleep
and waking up. The researchers said that this circadian rhythm
sleep disorder--a problem with the timing of sleep--often makes it
harder to recover from brain injuries.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
...later every day. This is known as free-running circadian rhythm sleep disorder.This disorder...
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By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
...switch. However, for many people, especially those with circadian rhythm sleep disorders such as...
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By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
"It is not the need for sleep but the ability that diminishes with age." This quote, from...
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By Beth Irvine
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Health Expert
Have you ever experienced that nauseated-stomach, foggy-head feeling that comes over you from lack...
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By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
Picture the human body as a big clock, or perhaps a conglomerate of clocks, all ticking in unison....
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Health Guide
...industry.According to the International Classifications of Sleep Disorders, shift work sleep disorder is a
circadian rhythm sleep disorder. Circadian rhythm refers to the ~24hr rhythmic output of...
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Insomnia comes from the Latin words for no sleep. Insomnia is characterized by:Difficulty falling asleepDifficulty staying asleepWaking up too early in the morningSome experts believe...
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Sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person stops breathing during the night, perhaps hundreds of times, usually for periods of 10 seconds or longer and sometimes for as long as a minute....
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is an unsettling and poorly understood movement disorder affecting 3 - 15% of the general population. RLS can affect both children and adults. Although...
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