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Sleep Disorders
Sleep consists of two distinct states: REM (rapid eye movement) sleep and NREM (non-REM) sleep. Dreaming occurs mostly in REM sleep.
Sleep is a cyclic phenomenon, with four or five REM periods during the night, which accounts for about 25 percent of the total night’s sleep.
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Sleep disorders include night terrors and sleep eating
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Sleep disorders
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The symptoms vary and depend on the specific sleep disorder.Signs and testsTests vary and depend on the specific sleep disorder. A sleep study... Read more »
Sleep disorders
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PreventionThe following can help prevent many sleep disorders.Regular sleep habits (such as going to bed and waking at the same time every day)A... Read more »
Sleep disorders
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Treatments vary and depend on the specific sleep disorder.See:InsomniaHypersomniasSleep terrorsSleep walkingSupport GroupsExpectations (prognosis)The... Read more »
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