Sleep disorders involve any difficulties related to sleeping, including difficulty falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at inappropriate times, excessive total sleep time, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep.
More than 100 different disorders of sleeping and waking have been identified. They can be grouped in four main categories:
In my last blog we discussed at length the different stages of sleep, namely non-REM and REM, the biological need for sleep to stay alive,... Read more »
Today we're going to talk some more about nightmares, particularly Night Terrors and REM Behavior Disorder. Nightmares are common in... Read more »
In my last blog we were reviewing the fundamental question of why we sleep. We left off trying to sort out the level of activity of the... Read more »
Let's continue talking about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We already discussed some of the symptoms and signs, as well as the... Read more »
Recently, research by a team at the University of California, Berkeley, uncovered a link between sleep deprivation and psychiatric... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Sleep Disorders vary in nature and degree. The three major sleep disorders are dyssomnias (insomnia), hypersomnia (disorders of excessive sleepiness)... Read more »
Researchers say that a lack of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep appears to trigger proteins that are linked to migraines. The proteins--PKA and... Read more »
A recent study has found that people with narcolepsy do not experience a short phase of muscle paralysis that is part of a normal sleep pattern.... Read more »
Children who suffer from migraines are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than children who don't have the headaches, according to new... Read more »