• Night terrors, nightmares, and sleep apnea are covered only briefly. (medscape.com)
  • Pharyngeal muscle activity and responsiveness are key pathophysiological traits in human obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and strong contributors to improvements with pharmacotherapy. (nature.com)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea occurs in 24% of adult men and 9% in adult women. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Some of them you've probably heard of, maybe even experienced and more than likely have a few patients who deal with sleep disorders like insomnia, sleepwalking, and sleep apnea. (themtdc.com)
  • Estrogen helps out with muscle tone in the upper airways, and the loss of that contributes to obstructive sleep apnea risk," he pointed out. (healthday.com)
  • One common sleep disorder associated with alcohol is sleep apnea, where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • A chronic condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has a high prevalence in adults, [ 1 ] and the propensity for developing it depends on the complex interaction between anatomical and physiologic factors. (medscape.com)
  • Cite this: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Targeting the Low Arousal Threshold - Medscape - Jun 30, 2017. (medscape.com)
  • [1] Excessive daytime sleepiness can also be caused by other sleep disorders such as sleep apnea , major depressive disorder , anemia , heart failure , drinking alcohol , and not getting enough sleep. (sleepdisordersresource.com)
  • thecondition is rare before the age of 30.PLMS occur in a number of sleep disorders,particularly RLS, but alsonarcolepsy, REM sleep behavior disorder(RSBD), and obstructive sleep apnea.PLMS also occur in awake subjectswith RLS but only rarely in controls. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • In addition to helping with the diagnosis, PulseAir offers comprehensive education and treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). (pulseair.ca)
  • People who suffer from sleep apnea may stop breathing a hundred times every night. (pulseair.ca)
  • 1 in 5 adults suffer from some form of sleep apnea. (pulseair.ca)
  • More than 1 in 2 people with type 2 diabetes have sleep apnea. (pulseair.ca)
  • 8 in 10 people who have sleep apnea have not been diagnosed. (pulseair.ca)
  • 4% of middle aged men and 2% of middle aged women have sleep apnea. (pulseair.ca)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea is as common as adult asthma. (pulseair.ca)
  • Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea are 2-4 times more likely to develop complex arrhythmias than those without obstructive sleep apnea. (pulseair.ca)
  • Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea are 2-3 times more likely to develop high blood pressure. (pulseair.ca)
  • Individuals who are diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to suffer a stroke than those without obstructive sleep apnea. (pulseair.ca)
  • Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in patients with obstructive sleep apnea independent of other risk factors. (pulseair.ca)
  • Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder. (pulseair.ca)
  • If you have sleep apnea, it is important to treat it so to prevent development of other serious health problems. (pulseair.ca)
  • Untreated sleep apnea has been linked to an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, as well as a higher chance of traffic accidents and work injuries. (pulseair.ca)
  • Untreated sleep apnea can also cause relationship problems and depression, and has a direct impact on psychosocial skills and cognitive impairment. (pulseair.ca)
  • The gold standard in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). (pulseair.ca)
  • The pressurized air keeps the upper airway open and prevents sleep apnea from occurring. (pulseair.ca)
  • It is possible that a sleep disorder like sleep apnea causes your tiredness. (topofy.com)
  • Women during menopause are at a much higher risk of having insomnia, hot flashes/night sweats, sleep apnea, and restless legs during this hormonal transition - All of which result in substantial sleep disturbances. (empowersleep.com)
  • Sleep Apnea and Menopause: Pre-menopause, women are at a lower risk than men for developing sleep apnea. (empowersleep.com)
  • However, post menopause in the absence of estrogen, women are actually at a higher risk of developing sleep apnea. (empowersleep.com)
  • Identifying a primary sleep disorder: If there is a identifiable sleep disorder (i.e Restless Legs, Sleep Apnea, Circadian Rhythm disorder or Insomnia), having a personalized treatment plan can at least set the right foundation for your sleep. (empowersleep.com)
  • Some NREM parasomnias (sleep-walking, night-terrors, and confusional arousal) are common during childhood but decrease in frequency with increasing age. (wikipedia.org)
  • These disorders of arousal can range from confusional arousals, somnambulism, to night terrors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sleep-disordered breathing REM-related parasomnias Nocturnal seizures Psychogenic dissociative disorders Confusional arousal is a condition when an individual awakens from sleep and remains in a confused state. (wikipedia.org)
  • Confusional arousal is more common in children than in adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • Infants and toddlers usually experience confusional arousals beginning with large amounts of movement and moaning, which can later progress to occasional thrashings or inconsolable crying. (wikipedia.org)
  • In rare cases, confusional arousals can cause injuries and drowsy driving accidents, thus it can also be considered dangerous. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sleep-related abnormal sexual behavior, Sleep sex, or sexsomnia, is a form of confusional arousal that may overlap with somnambulism. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasomnias can be classified into rapid-eye movement (REM) related (eg, nightmare disorder, recurrent isolated sleep paralysis, REM sleep behavior disorder, sleep-related hallucinations) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) related (eg, confusional arousals, sleep-related eating disorder, sleep terrors, sleep walking). (medscape.com)
  • Confusional arousals are common in childhood and tend to decrease in frequency with increasing age. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • An example given was a sleep-deprived doctor being woken up from a deep sleep, may have confusional arousals and can possibly make errors in judgment. (themtdc.com)
  • Also called confusional arousals, sleep drunkenness is a sleep disorder that bypasses the inertia phase. (deepstash.com)
  • Parasomnias are dissociated sleep states which are partial arousals during the transitions between wakefulness, NREM sleep, and REM sleep, and their combinations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike before, where wakefulness, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep were considered exclusive states, research has shown that combinations of these states are possible and thus, may result in unusual unstable states that could eventually manifest as parasomnias or as altered levels of awareness. (wikipedia.org)
  • The end-result in all cases, however, is that the upper airway closes only in sleep and not in wakefulness. (nature.com)
  • Narcolepsy causes a lack of regulation of the sleep/wake cycle, and, thus, narcolepsy frequently causes both interruptions of a person's wakefulness and a person's REM sleep. (proteopedia.org)
  • Therefore, it can be concluded that when Orexin neurons are stimulated the possibility of transitioning to a state of wakefulness increases. (proteopedia.org)
  • Fragmented sleep is caused by the instability of behavioral state regulation due to the lack of Orexin lowering the thresholds required to transition between sleep and wakefulness. (proteopedia.org)
  • Sleep-related dissociative disorders happen during the transition from wakefulness to sleep or after waking up during the first or second stage of sleep (the first five or ten minutes) and involves a disruption of integrative features of consciousness, mem ory, identity, or perception of the environment. (themtdc.com)
  • In contrast to evaluating sleep state in discrete stages (wake, NREM1-NREM3), assigned every 30 s, the odds ratio product (ORP) measures wake/sleep state on a continuous scale from 0 (very deep sleep) to 2.5 (full wakefulness) and makes this assessment every 3 s ( 1 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The continuous nature of the ORP scale makes it possible to distinguish different wake states in the transition from full wakefulness to light sleep ( Figure 1A ), and different levels of sleep depth within the same conventional sleep stage ( Figure 1B ). (frontiersin.org)
  • (A) Four 30-s strips of EEG tracings all staged as wake, illustrating various states between full wakefulness (top tracing) and near sleep. (frontiersin.org)
  • There are 3 sleep-wake states and they are: Wakefulness, NREM sleep, and REM sleep. (gov.ng)
  • In mice with nerve ligation, we confirmed an increase in wakefulness and a decrease in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep as monitored by electroencephalogram (EEG). (biomedcentral.com)
  • In particular, the activation of DRN-5-HTergic neurons produced a significant increase in wakefulness and a significant decrease in NREM sleep. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The firing rate of 5-HT-containing dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) neurons decreases during slow wave sleep relative to that in wakefulness[ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 5-HTergic neurons in the DRN fire tonically and regularly at 3-5 Hz in wakefulness, fire less during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and are silent during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep[ 5 - 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here we identify two dominant mutations that affect sleep and wakefulness by using an electroencephalogram/electromyogram-based screen of randomly mutagenized mice. (nature.com)
  • With the change of state from wakefulness to sleep, muscle activity and tone decrease, and they are lost completely during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Sleep latency, total sleep time, duration of wakefulness, and sleep quality have been shown to improve with CBT. (medscape.com)
  • As chief of the division of sleep and chronobiology in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, David F. Dinges, Ph.D., focuses on ways sleep and the endogenous circadian pacemaker interact to control wakefulness and waking neurobehavioral functions such as physiological alertness, attention, cognitive performance, fatigue, mood, neuroendocrine profiles, immune responses and health. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • At a more molar level, sleep promotes subsequent wakefulness. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Because so many of us routinely reduce our sleep, we have created a new societal standard for wakefulness that is suboptimal. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • It is not uncommon to hear people attribute their sleepiness and even uncontrolled sleep attacks to a boring or sedentary activity-not appreciating that their own inherent biological drive for sleep overwhelms wakefulness when stimulation or compensatory effort are no longer enough. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • In contrast, wakefulness following satiation of sleep drive is effortless and requires no stimulation. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • The neurobiology for wakefulness and the neurobiology for sleep can be thought of as being in opposition [Edgar et al. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Even though your circadian system may be promoting wakefulness at the right time of day, if you have too great a sleep debt, your ability to function will be compromised. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • In recent years, neuroscientists have identified multiple structures-small clusters of neurons deep within the brain-that serve as switches between sleep and wakefulness. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Parasomnias are a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sleep walking may involve sitting up and looking awake when the individual is actually asleep, and getting up and walking around, moving items or undressing themselves. (wikipedia.org)
  • Non-rapid eye movement (Non-REM) sleep are the first three stages of sleep - from first falling asleep to about the first half of the night. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Cataplexy, the loss of muscle tone, hypnagogic hallucinations, hallucinations produced while an individual is falling asleep, and sleep paralysis, the immobilization of an individual's body while falling or waking from sleep, are thought to be caused when REM sleep is unexpectedly interrupted. (proteopedia.org)
  • Since narcoleptic individuals tends to fall asleep during the day, but wake up repeatedly at night, it is likely that Orexin functions as a way to stabilize the transition between sleep and wake states, as well as causing the transition between the states. (proteopedia.org)
  • The researchers also measured the mice's overall brain activity and muscle tone to determine the mice's relative stages of asleep or arousal. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Even after menopause, sleep woes lingered: nearly 36 percent of postmenopausal women aged 40 to 59 said they had trouble staying asleep through the night. (healthday.com)
  • Study lead author Anjel Vahratian explained that "the survey looked at key aspects of sleep quality, such as being able to fall asleep, stay asleep, and feeling well-rested when you wake up in the morning. (healthday.com)
  • The survey revealed that only about 17 percent of premenopausal women had trouble falling asleep, compared with almost 25 percent among women transitioning into menopause, and more than 27 percent among postmenopausal women. (healthday.com)
  • So researchers are starting to realize that there's a lot more in between just waking up - being awake and being asleep than perhaps we give credit for. (usf.edu)
  • It's important to note that while alcohol may initially help you fall asleep faster, it disrupts the quality and quantity of your sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • This can lead to difficulties falling asleep, frequent waking during the night, and a disrupted sleep schedule. (shuteye.ai)
  • [1] Less commonly there may be inability to move or vivid hallucinations while falling asleep or waking up. (sleepdisordersresource.com)
  • Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep , in which one is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis . (wikipedia.org)
  • Night terrors usually happen about two or three hours after a child falls asleep, when sleep moves from the deepest stage of non-REM sleep to lighter REM sleep," she says. (hvparent.com)
  • First, it's important to make sure that your child's sleeping environment is cool, dark and calm so that they are not overstimulated while they are trying to fall asleep. (hvparent.com)
  • Whether you are falling asleep during the day or wake up groggy after a long sleep, you need to understand why you are always tired. (topofy.com)
  • Falling back asleep for a few more minutes in the morning may seem precious, but it won't help you wake up faster. (topofy.com)
  • Now, combining this approach with sophisticated behavioral, statistical, and computational analyses, we will determine how these structures interact as volunteers transition through distinct stages of sleep, and assess whether distinct patterns of activity are linked to dreaming, waking, or an awareness of sensory information-such as sounds that are heard while asleep. (pewtrusts.org)
  • These sudden shifts in body temperature can lead to difficulty in falling back asleep, impacting overall sleep quality. (empowersleep.com)
  • Mood disturbances, such as depression or anxiety, can disrupt sleep patterns and make it challenging to fall asleep or stay asleep. (empowersleep.com)
  • The definition of dyssomnia versus parasomnia is provided to highlight the developmental differences of sleep-wake disorders. (medscape.com)
  • A parasomnia is a sleep disorder that involves unusual and undesirable physical events or experiences that disrupt your sleep. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • A parasomnia can occur before or during sleep or during arousal from sleep. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • One study showed these sleep disorders to be more prevalent among the general population than was previously thought and also showed it is not uncommon for a person to have more than one parasomnia. (themtdc.com)
  • He has since been diagnosed with non-REM arousal parasomnia, a disruptive sleep disorder that can cause night terrors and sleepwalking. (usf.edu)
  • David Randall, a senior reporter at Reuters, has been diagnosed with a sleep disorder called non-REM arousal parasomnia. (usf.edu)
  • [11] The first of these stems from the understanding that sleep paralysis is a parasomnia resulting from dysfunctional overlap of the REM and waking stages of sleep. (wikipedia.org)
  • NREM parasomnias are arousal disorders that occur during stage 3 (or 4 by the R&K standardization) of NREM sleep-also known as slow wave sleep (SWS). (wikipedia.org)
  • There are three distinct physiological states of the human body: awake, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Parasomnias may occur during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, or during transitions to and from sleep. (gov.ng)
  • The duration of NREM sleep episodes was significantly decreased during photostimulation in these mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • [12] Polysomnographic studies found that individuals who experience sleep paralysis have shorter REM sleep latencies than normal along with shortened NREM and REM sleep cycles, and fragmentation of REM sleep. (wikipedia.org)
  • These occurrences are concomitant to specific sleep stages or appear during transition periods between sleep and wake and are associated with dream mentation. (medscape.com)
  • There are two main stages of sleep - non-rapid eye movement (Non-REM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep . (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep follows the three non-REM stages of the sleep cycle. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What are the stages of sleep? (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Although one can dream in all stages of sleep, dreams in REM sleep are much more vivid and may have "phasic" body movements associated with them. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • An alternative definition of these phenomena describes deviated behavioral or physiologic events that transpire during sleep, specific sleep stages, or sleep-wake transitions. (medscape.com)
  • Epoch-by-epoch ORP can be displayed graphically across the night or as average values in conventional sleep stages. (frontiersin.org)
  • Along with these studies, the reporting of ORP has evolved from simple description of its values in specific sleep stages or sleep disorders or as temporal changes across the night, to various patterns of ORP distribution within total recording time ( 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • But why do so many switches exist, and do they also regulate the different stages within the sleep cycle, from deep sleep to dreaming? (pewtrusts.org)
  • How might one determine whether simple animals such as flies sleep in stages? (jneurosci.org)
  • Our results show that sleep is not homogenous in insects, and suggest that waking behavior and the associated synaptic plasticity mechanisms determine the timing and intensity of deep sleep stages in Drosophila . (jneurosci.org)
  • In humans, sleep is a dynamic process in which the brain transitions through different stages of activity such as the rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages, including slow-wave sleep (SWS). (jneurosci.org)
  • These distinct stages, typically identified by electroencephalographic recordings ( Rechtschaffen and Kales, 1968 ), are associated with different arousal thresholds. (jneurosci.org)
  • it remains unclear whether flies, like mammals, display defined sleep stages that might be associated with specific cellular functions. (jneurosci.org)
  • Abnormal movements, talk, emotions and actions happen while you're sleeping although your bed partner might think you're awake. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • If you have this sleep disorder, you appear to be partially awake, but you are confused and disoriented to time and space. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • If you have this sleep disorder, you eat and drink while you're partially awake. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Stage I sleep is the transition from the awake state to stage II sleep, shown by diminished or disappearance of alpha activity and a relatively low voltage, mixed frequency EEG pattern, often in the presence of slow-rolling eye movements. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Waking up once or twice during the night is normal, a greater number of awakenings and remaining awake for prolonged periods can lead to sleep fragmentation. (amerisleep.com)
  • Since many reward-circuit-activating drugs such as amphetamines that work by stimulating dopamine secretion also keep users awake, it's natural to ask if dopamine plays a key role in the sleep-wake cycle as well as in reward," Eban-Rothschild said. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Overall, activity in the dopamine-secreting nerve cells emanating from the VTA rose on waking and stayed elevated when mice were awake. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Activating this nerve-cell population was enough to rouse the animals from a sound sleep and keep them awake for long periods, even during a point in the mice's diurnal cycle when they'd ordinarily be bunking down. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • 2 Such movements in sleep areincreased in persons who have movementdisorders while awake, such asthose with Parkinson disease (PD) orTourette syndrome (TS). (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Abnormal movements that arepresent during the day, such as the motordisturbance of PD or TS, are usuallyquiescent during sleep, while those occurringprimarily in sleep (eg, nocturnalepilepsies, parasomnias, restless legssyndrome [RLS], periodic limb movementsof sleep [PLMS]) rarely intrudeinto awake periods. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Far too many people are sleep-deprived to the point of requiring caffeine, exogenous stimulation and compensatory effort to remain awake. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • The longer you're awake, or the less sleep you get night after night, the greater the drive to sleep. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Increased electroencephalography (EEG) frequency in gamma bands and alterations in sleep patterns are detected in patients with Schizophrenia, ADHD, and Autism. (datasci.com)
  • In addition, ORP can be reported as % of recording time in specific ORP ranges (e.g., deciles of the total ORP range) where it produces distinct distribution patterns (ORP-architecture) that have been associated with different clinical disorders and outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • These patterns offer unique research opportunities to identify different mechanisms and potential therapy for various sleep complaints and disorders. (frontiersin.org)
  • Stay tuned to discover the science behind this phenomenon and how it affects your sleep patterns. (shuteye.ai)
  • Sleep disorders and alcohol consumption are closely intertwined, causing disruptions in your sleep patterns and impacting the overall hours of sleep you get. (shuteye.ai)
  • However, the neurophysiological mechanism by which chronic pain affects sleep-arousal patterns is as yet unknown. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study supports the observation that disturbance of regular sleeping patterns can precipitate an episode of sleep paralysis, because fragmentation of REM sleep commonly occurs when sleep patterns are disrupted and has now been seen in combination with sleep paralysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Consistency around sleeping patterns is also crucial. (hvparent.com)
  • Sleep patterns are then disrupted resulting in excessive sleepiness or fatigue during the day. (pulseair.ca)
  • It may help to see a physician to better understand your sleep patterns during the night. (topofy.com)
  • These devices can track variables like heart rate, skin conductance (sweat gland activity), and even sleep patterns. (healthtruthrevealed.com)
  • His sleep patterns have become disrupted, appetite changes are evident, and he frequently experiences feelings of anxiety and irritability. (healthtruthrevealed.com)
  • Reciprocal relationships occur between sleep disorders and comorbid psychiatric disorders. (medscape.com)
  • Parasomnias, which comprises disorders that intrude into or occur during sleep. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Well, that is sleep paralysis , and part of sleep paralysis is the hallucinations that occur while in this state. (themtdc.com)
  • Some have suggested that parasomnias occur as a result of overlaps or intrusions of one basic sleep-wake state into another. (gov.ng)
  • Some have suggested that parasomnias occur when one sleep-wake state overlaps or intrudes into another. (gov.ng)
  • When considering disorders ofmovement during sleep, the physicianshould ascertain whether abnormalmovements also occur during awakeperiods. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • A disorder characterized by aching or burning sensations in the lower and rarely the upper extremities that occur prior to sleep or may awaken the patient from sleep. (sdsu.edu)
  • Changes in respiratory physiology that occur during sleep further predispose to hypoxaemia, particularly in individuals with COPD. (ersjournals.com)
  • Cognitive-motor dissociation has been shown to occur in approximately 15% to 20% of clinically unresponsive patients with both acute and chronic disorders of consciousness. (medlink.com)
  • In particular, these disorders involve activation of the autonomic nervous system, motor system, or cognitive processes during sleep or sleep-wake transitions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The consequences of untreated sleep problems may include significant emotional, behavioral, and cognitive dysfunction. (medscape.com)
  • On the other hand, disrupted and inadequate sleep alone can produce behavioral, affective, and cognitive dysfunction. (medscape.com)
  • After completing her Ph.D. at Northeastern University (Boston, MA), she joined the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School as a post-doctoral fellow to research how sleep and circadian rhythmicity influence our cognitive functioning. (amerisleep.com)
  • This is because one of the functions of sleep is to serve as a recovery process reversing the wake-dependent decline in cognitive capacity. (amerisleep.com)
  • Other efforts that may be tried include sleep hygiene , cognitive behavioral therapy , and antidepressants . (wikipedia.org)
  • Eighty percent of children who have night terrors have a family member who has also experienced a sleep disturbance, according to Dr. Emily Becker-Weidman of the Hudson Valley Center for Cognitive Therapy . (hvparent.com)
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can be used to ameliorate factors that perpetuate or exacerbate chronic insomnia, such as poor sleep habits, hyperarousal, irregular sleep schedules, inadequate sleep hygiene, and misconceptions about sleep. (medscape.com)
  • Sleep inertia slows down your motor and cognitive skills, which is why it sometimes feels impossible to do anything right after you wake up. (deepstash.com)
  • You will experience problem sleepiness, with its attendant risk for reductions in attention, recall and cognitive throughput, and increased errors and uncontrolled sleep attacks [National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute and National Center on Sleep Disorders Research Working Group, 1999]. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Because sleep inertia slows down your motor and cognitive skills, you might feel that it is difficult to get yourself going immediately after you wake up. (topofy.com)
  • Dyssomnias, which comprises disorders that cause a complaint of either insomnia or excessive sleepiness. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder with almost everyone having at least one episode in any given year. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • It is either initiating insomnia (while attempting to go to sleep with a duration greater than 20 minutes) or maintenance insomnia (awaking after sleep onset and having difficulty returning to sleep). (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • For some people, fragmented sleep may stem from something like a newborn baby in the house or life events, whereas for others, interrupted sleep could be a symptom of depression or insomnia. (amerisleep.com)
  • In this review I will discuss how ORP is measured, its validation, differences from delta power, and the various phenotypes, and their postulated mechanisms, identified by ORP architecture and the opportunities for research to advance management of sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia and idiopathic hypersomnia. (frontiersin.org)
  • Alcohol can disrupt the length and order of sleep cycle states, leading to sleep disorders such as hypersomnia, insomnia, and sleep latency. (shuteye.ai)
  • People who consume alcohol can experience various sleep disorders, such as insomnia , hypersomnia, and sleep latency. (shuteye.ai)
  • 58% women) with confirmed insomnia disorder and no major depression within the previous 12 months found CBT significantly reduced risk of depression in patients with insomnia. (medscape.com)
  • The treatment of primary (psychophysiologic) insomnia begins with education about the sleep problem and appropriate sleep hygiene measures (elements of good sleep hygiene are described in Patient Education). (medscape.com)
  • Insomnia and poor sleep quality can result in increased stress and anxiety, further affecting sleep. (empowersleep.com)
  • From irritability and daytime sleepiness to obesity and cardiovascular disease, interrupted sleep can have a measurable impact on your overall health. (amerisleep.com)
  • Alcohol also has a biphasic effect on arousal and sleep, initially causing arousal and then sleepiness. (shuteye.ai)
  • [5] The first, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), occurs even after adequate night time sleep. (sleepdisordersresource.com)
  • In an interview with Psychiatric Times, Dinges discussed neurobehavioral consequences of sleep loss, factors that impair sleeping, the pervasiveness of sleepiness and new ways to manage sleepiness. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • My message to psychiatrists and other physicians is simple: Take sleepiness seriously in patients or yourself, as it may have a basis in sleep pathology. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Adolescents with and without substance use disorders represent a significant proportion of sleep-disordered youths. (medscape.com)
  • For those of you that are not yet familiar with this treatment modality, digital therapeutics are smartphone "apps" that are designed to prevent, manage, or treat disease, including substance use disorders and other mental illness. (wisc.edu)
  • These increases in abstinence from using digital therapeutics are observed not only when compared to patients on wait lists, who have yet to gain access to treatment but also when digital therapeutics are added on top of traditional treatments for substance use disorders. (wisc.edu)
  • The magnitude of these sequelae is inversely proportional to the child's overall ability to adapt and develop in spite of the sleep disturbance. (medscape.com)
  • Medical and psychiatric disorders associated with sleep disturbance. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • The present research aimed to investigate, for the first time, the validity and reliability of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in a sample of 2733 Spanish children aged 6-16 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • When patients complain of sleep disturbance, psychiatrists should consider,and question for, features of nocturnal movement disorder. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • The clinical significance of PLMScontinues to be debated, since manystudies have failed to demonstrate anassociation between PLMS and symptomsof sleep disturbance. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • This provides a clearer picture of the degree of sleep disturbance and allows development of a tailored treatment. (medscape.com)
  • Medical causes of sleep problems are often overlooked in children because of their difficulty in reporting symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • We also described the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of sleep disorder symptoms among young people, which had never been studied in Spain. (bvsalud.org)
  • We examine the causes and effects of interrupted sleep, common symptoms, and we share some tips for fixing your own interrupted sleep. (amerisleep.com)
  • [1] Diagnosis is typically based on the symptoms and sleep studies , after ruling out other potential causes. (sleepdisordersresource.com)
  • Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: Vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, can disrupt sleep by causing frequent awakenings and arousals during the night. (empowersleep.com)
  • Hormone Therapy: For severe symptoms impacting sleep and mood, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be considered under the guidance of your primary care physician. (empowersleep.com)
  • Current psychiatric nosological classifications maintain a heteroge- neous categorical view of clinical presentations that contribute to overlapping symptoms across different disorders, thus influencing appropriate diagno- sis and treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • a) a summary of the most commonly researched neurological disease and psychiatric disorders b) observations regarding in vivo physiologic endpoints of interest c) the products used to collect these endpoints. (datasci.com)
  • A review published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM) describes one such physiologic contributor: a low respiratory arousal threshold (RAT). (medscape.com)
  • In spite of these physiologic changes, however, normal sleep is not totally free of movement. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Examples include sleep terrors, sleepwalking, nightmare disorder, sleep-related eating disorder and sleep paralysis. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • In one of the oldest known accounts of sleep paralysis, a woman described the events as the devil laying on her chest, as well as being choked by a great dog. (themtdc.com)
  • For the normal sleep behavior of body paralysis during dreams, see Rapid eye movement sleep . (wikipedia.org)
  • The Nightmare by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli (1781) is thought to be a depiction of sleep paralysis perceived as a demonic visitation. (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] Lucid dreaming does not affect the chances of sleep paralysis but some lucid dreamers use this as a method of having a lucid dream . (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] Treatment options for sleep paralysis have been poorly studied. (wikipedia.org)
  • Between 8% and 50% of people experience sleep paralysis at some point during their life. (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] Sleep paralysis has been described throughout history. (wikipedia.org)
  • The main symptom of sleep paralysis is being unable to move or speak during awakening. (wikipedia.org)
  • Imagined sounds such as humming , hissing , static , zapping and buzzing noises are reported during sleep paralysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sleep paralysis may include hallucinations, such as an intruding presence or dark figure in the room, suffocating or the individual feeling a sense of terror, accompanied by a feeling of pressure on one's chest and difficulty breathing . (wikipedia.org)
  • The pathophysiology of sleep paralysis has not been concretely identified, although there are several theories about its cause. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to the third edition of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-3) , sleep parasomnias involve episodes of unusual vocal and motor behaviors and sensory or emotional perceptions during sleep. (medscape.com)
  • It makes intuitive sense that the reward system, which motivates goal-directed behaviors such as fleeing from predators or looking for food, and our sleep-wake cycle would coordinate with one another at some point. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Summary: Researchers have identified a brain circuit that helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Sik3 orthologues also regulate sleep in fruitflies and roundworms. (nature.com)
  • Another major theory is that the neural functions that regulate sleep are out of balance in such a way that causes different sleep states to overlap. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two molecules linked to synaptic plasticity regulate the intensity of the first deep sleep stage. (jneurosci.org)
  • Here we test the hypothesis that taltirelin increases HMN activity and/or responsivity to excitatory stimuli applied across sleep-wake states in-vivo. (nature.com)
  • Sleep is often first identified in animals by prolonged immobility, but is better characterized by decreased responsiveness to stimuli ( Campbell and Tobler, 1984 ). (jneurosci.org)
  • Orexin interacts with several wake-promoting neuronal groups, such as the histaminergic neurons of the tuberomammilary nucleus and the noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus. (proteopedia.org)
  • However, if Orexin neurons are inhibited the probability of transitioning to sleeping state increases. (proteopedia.org)
  • Although serotonin (5-HT) was proposed to be responsible for sleep regulation, whether the activity of 5-HTergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) is affected by chronic pain has been studied only infrequently. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the present study, we investigated whether chronic pain could induce sleep dysregulation while changing the activity of DRN-5-HTergic neurons. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although further loss-of-function experiments are required, we hypothesize that this activation in DRN neurons may, at least in part, correlate with sleep dysregulation under a neuropathic pain-like state. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The entire section has been renamed Sleep-Wake Disorders to highlight that etiology may be based in the inability to maintain alertness during the waking period. (medscape.com)
  • Initially, alcohol acts as a stimulant, leading to increased arousal and a feeling of alertness. (shuteye.ai)
  • The stability of the wake state, alertness, and how well the brain functions cognitively and emotionally all depend upon an adequate duration of quality sleep. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Elevated rates of sleep problems exist among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental, nonpsychiatric medical conditions and psychiatric disorders. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] The DSM-IV-TR divided sleep disorders into 3 categories: Dyssomnias, Parasomnias, and Medical Psychiatric Disorders. (medscape.com)
  • Click on a research area below to learn more about endpoints of interest collected in psychiatric disorder studies. (datasci.com)
  • 1 Cross-Disorder Group of the Psychiatric Genomics, C. Identification of risk loci with shared effects on five major psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide analysis. (datasci.com)
  • Medical-psychiatric-associated sleep disorders comprise the neuropsychiatric conditions that typically include sleep disturbances. (medscape.com)
  • If the patient has a psychiatric disorder, the disorder should be treated. (medscape.com)
  • Our work could provide a deeper understanding of how sleep promotes healthy brain function and why it is disrupted in neurological and psychiatric disorders. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Some disorders,such as seizures, manifest predominantlyduring sleep, but may occasionallyoccur during periods ofwakefulness. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Patients with VS/UWS and MCS have severe brain damage who survive initial periods of coma (usually 1 to 3 weeks), can maintain brainstem functions, do not require mechanical respiratory support, and redevelop sleep-wake cycles, including prolonged periods of eye-opening, but have no (vegetative state) or intermittent but definite clinical evidence of consciousness (MCS). (medlink.com)
  • A doctor can help you understand the underlying reasons for restless sleep. (topofy.com)
  • Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and Menopause: Some menopausal women may experience restless legs syndrome, which causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs, often triggered or exacerbated by rest or sleep. (empowersleep.com)
  • Patients with dyssomnias present with difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or with excessive daytime somnolence. (medscape.com)
  • Healthcare providers should be aware of several less frequently diagnosed parasomnias that could affect the sleep of patients across specialties. (medscape.com)
  • Sleep in Patients with HIV Disease. (yourserve.com)
  • In theory, then, these medications could be administered to patients with OSA and a low RAT to improve sleep continuity. (medscape.com)
  • Although many life-threatening causes such as malignancies or infections have been described, most patients who report persistent night sweats in the primary care setting do not have a serious underlying disorder. (aafp.org)
  • Patients can transition between the vegetative state and minimally conscious state, sometimes for years after the original brain damage. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Before therapy is instituted, most patients are asked to maintain a sleep diary for 1-2 weeks (see Sleep Diary). (medscape.com)
  • Prolonged recovery in patients with disorders of consciousness is not infrequent, particularly in minimally conscious state patients, and most patients may benefit from continued aggressive physical therapies. (medlink.com)
  • The advent of modern intensive care in the 1960s allowed for continuing and prolonged cardiorespiratory support of critically ill patients, one consequence of which was recognition of various clinical disorders of consciousness. (medlink.com)
  • These disorders of consciousness are often temporary evolutionary syndromes that exist on a continuum, with some patients transitioning sequentially from VS/UWS to MCS and then, possibly, to higher states of consciousness. (medlink.com)
  • These disorders are typically viewed as transient developmental phenomena, though children with parasomnias have been found to display higher rates of sleep-onset delay, night awakenings, bedtime resistance, and reduced sleep duration compared to a community control group. (medscape.com)
  • When instead the scientists suppressed activity in the same nerve-cell population during the typically active period of the mice's 24-hour cycle, the mice conked out, snoozing through the presence of surefire arousal triggers: delicious high-fat chow, a female or fear-inducing fox urine. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Those events can be sleep-related movement, behavior, emotions, perceptions, dreaming, and autonomic nervous system functioning and are typically associated with arousal from non-REM sleep. (themtdc.com)
  • Among these women, more than half (56 percent) said they typically got less than the seven hours of sleep per night that experts deem restful and healthy. (healthday.com)
  • They typically occurduring sleep onset (sleep starts or hypnicjerks) or in association with REMsleep. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • With scheduled awakenings, parents can figure out when their child typically experiences night terrors and wake him up 15 to 30 minutes beforehand. (hvparent.com)
  • Your brain typically doesn't instantly wake up after sleeping. (deepstash.com)
  • Other criteria, such as homeostatic regulation, neural correlates in brain activity, and modulation by stimulants such as caffeine are also typically used to measure sleep physiology in animals ( van Swinderen, 2006 ). (jneurosci.org)
  • He was suffering extreme anxiety in social situations and having trouble sleeping, and even when he did sleep he was waking suddenly with night terrors. (maps.org)
  • Although he was never officially diagnosed, John, who didn't want his real named used for legal reasons, thinks he was likely experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a severe anxiety disorder caused by psychological trauma that, according to one estimate, affects nearly one in five U.S. soldiers returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan. (maps.org)
  • Tell me a little bit more about the term sleep anxiety which I've experienced myself actually, a long time ago, where you persistently can't get to sleep and then you start to get very anxious about not being able to get to sleep and the problem sort of gets worse and worse. (bupa.co.uk)
  • Suzuki, A., Sinton, C. M., Greene, R. W. & Yanagisawa, M. Behavioral and biochemical dissociation of arousal and homeostatic sleep need influenced by prior wakeful experience in mice. (nature.com)
  • It transitions gradually to a wakeful state. (deepstash.com)
  • You are essentially feeling the effects of your brain transitioning to a wakeful state. (topofy.com)
  • View source of people report frequent nighttime waking or interrupted sleep. (amerisleep.com)
  • Alcohol can lead to fragmented sleep, frequent waking, and a decrease in REM sleep, which is the deepest stage of sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • It can lead to fragmented sleep, frequent waking, and reduced REM sleep, which is essential for restorative rest. (shuteye.ai)
  • Alcohol can cause fragmented REM sleep, meaning that you may experience frequent awakenings throughout the night. (shuteye.ai)
  • In addition, night-time sleep may be fragmented, with frequent awakenings. (sleepdisordersresource.com)
  • 2 Ahnaou, A., Ver Donck, L. & Drinkenburg, W. H. Blockade of the metabotropic glutamate (mGluR2) modulates arousal through vigilance states transitions: evidence from sleep-wake EEG in rodents. (datasci.com)
  • To be conscious of anything, the brain must be in a relatively high state of arousal (sometimes also referred to as vigilance ). (scholarpedia.org)
  • The DSM-IV-TR defined dyssomnias as primary disturbances in the quantity, quality, or timing of sleep. (medscape.com)
  • Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sleep. (yourserve.com)
  • Well, in this article, we'll explore the intriguing effects of alcohol on quality sleep and unveil the reasons behind that drowsy sensation. (shuteye.ai)
  • Drinking alcohol before bed can interfere with REM sleep, the most restful and restorative stage of sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • As you metabolize alcohol, it actually has the opposite effect, disrupting your deep sleep and reducing its quality and quantity. (shuteye.ai)
  • So, while alcohol may initially make you feel sleepy and tired, it ultimately has a negative impact on your sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • When you consume alcohol, it has a biphasic effect on your arousal and sleep, first causing arousal and then making you feel sleepy. (shuteye.ai)
  • However, as alcohol levels in your body decrease, it transitions into a sedative, making you feel drowsy and facilitating sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • While alcohol may make you feel sleepy initially, its negative effects on sleep should be considered. (shuteye.ai)
  • Drinking alcohol can lead to disruptions in the amount, duration, and consistency of REM sleep . (shuteye.ai)
  • Alcohol can lead to a reduction in the amount of REM sleep you get during the night. (shuteye.ai)
  • People with sleep disorders may be more likely to consume alcohol to help them sleep. (shuteye.ai)
  • It's important to recognize that while moderate amounts of alcohol may initially make you feel tired, it can ultimately cause sleep disruptions and contribute to the development or worsening of sleep disorders. (shuteye.ai)
  • It is generally acknowledged that neuropathic pain is extremely difficult to treat, and a major factor that affects outcomes is the presence of comorbidities, such as poor sleep and mood disorders. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Normal sleep cycles include states varying from drowsiness all the way to deep sleep. (wikipedia.org)
  • Your body cycles through and repeats non-REM and REM sleep about every 90 to 110 minutes. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • A vegetative state is absence of responsiveness and awareness due to overwhelming dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres, with sufficient sparing of the diencephalon and brain stem to preserve autonomic and motor reflexes and sleep-wake cycles. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hypocretins, also called Orexins, are hypothalamic neuropeptides that serve important functions in the regulation of an individual's sleep/wake cycle, homeostatic systems such as thermoregulation, appetite, and reward processing [1] . (proteopedia.org)
  • Sleep is conserved from invertebrates to vertebrates, and is tightly regulated in a homeostatic manner. (nature.com)
  • The underlying mechanism is believed to involve a dysfunction in REM sleep . (wikipedia.org)
  • Most sleep problems in children can be improved with instruction on sleep hygiene and the importance of sleep to health and behavior. (medscape.com)
  • Also try and establish good sleep 'hygiene' -- meaning having a defined bedtime and wake time. (healthday.com)
  • [1] Lifestyle changes include taking regular short naps and sleep hygiene . (sleepdisordersresource.com)
  • Sleep Hygiene: Practice good sleep hygiene habits, such as maintaining a consistent sleep schedule, creating a relaxing bedtime routine, and ensuring a comfortable sleep environment. (empowersleep.com)
  • You'll need to modify them depending on your child's age, arousal level (does she to rev up or relax? (pediastaff.com)
  • For example, when a given child with recurrent depression has an exacerbation, sleep problems often increase simultaneously. (medscape.com)
  • They are caused by a physiological activation in which the patient's brain exits from SWS and is caught in between a sleeping and waking state. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasomnias are problematic behavioural or physiological events associated with sleep. (gov.ng)
  • The hormonal fluctuations and physiological changes during menopause contribute to sleep disturbances, which, in turn, can affect mood and emotional well-being. (empowersleep.com)
  • The consideration of the State Dissociation paradigm facilitates the understanding of the sleep disorder and provides a classification of 10 core categories. (wikipedia.org)
  • If you experience this sleep disorder, you wake up suddenly in a terrified state. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Alterations in the "normal" state of sleep has produced over 160 diagnosis of sleep pathology. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Parasomnias result in disruption of an existing state of sleep. (medscape.com)
  • In one sense, arousals are protective: They stabilize the airway by harnessing the muscle tone inherent to the "wake" state. (medscape.com)
  • Lethargus is a Caenorhabditis elegans sleep-like state. (nature.com)
  • As a result, the cells capable of sending the signals that would allow for complete arousal from the sleep state, the serotonergic neural populations, have difficulty in overcoming the signals sent by the cells that keep the brain in the sleep state. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, any disorder that results in brain damage can cause a vegetative state. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The pathology is the upper airway collapsing during sleep. (caronechiropracticcenter.com)
  • Persons with a high arousal threshold can make adjustments to breathing and to the airway without awakening, thus avoiding the fragmentation and ventilatory overshoot associated with the sleep/wake transition. (medscape.com)
  • Vahratian said the survey didn't try to determine what might be driving menopause-related differences in sleep. (healthday.com)
  • The relationship between menopause, sleep, and mood disturbances is complex and interconnected. (empowersleep.com)
  • Menopause is a significant hormonal transition in a woman's life, and it can have a notable impact on sleep quality and mood. (empowersleep.com)
  • The hormonal changes during menopause can disrupt the natural sleep-wake cycle and contribute to sleep onset difficulties. (empowersleep.com)
  • Women during menopause are at a higher risk of developing mood disturbances even after correcting for separate sleep disturbances that may be going on. (empowersleep.com)
  • Sleep disturbances during menopause can lead to irritability, increased stress levels, and a reduced ability to cope with daily challenges, contributing to mood disturbances. (empowersleep.com)
  • The relationship between menopause, sleep, and mood disturbances can create a vicious cycle. (empowersleep.com)
  • Hormonal shifts, hot flashes during menopause can lead to mood and emotional changes, while specific sleep disorders and sleep interruptions from hot flashes can further exacerbate sleep difficulties. (empowersleep.com)
  • It's essential to remember that menopause affects each woman differently, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing the associated sleep and mood disturbances. (empowersleep.com)
  • On our web site, you will notice a new research section which-with participation from families with children who have bipolar disorder- will hopefully further help to delineate the clinical, behavioral, and genetic features of the illness. (bipolarchild.com)
  • Nightmares usually happen during REM sleep and although they can be intense and disturbing, children are able to wake up from them immediately and recall at least parts of the dream if not most of it," says Sarah Gugluizza , a licensed clinical social worker with a private therapy practice in Stone Ridge. (hvparent.com)
  • Clinical disorders of consciousness have attracted extensive scientific and media attention. (medlink.com)
  • [ 3 ] The respiratory centers in the brainstem track mechanical constraints (low lung volumes, resistance to airflow) and gas-exchange abnormalities (oxygen, pH, and carbon dioxide changes) during sleep. (medscape.com)
  • A specific threshold of increased respiratory effort, in response to derangements in mechanics or gas exchange, triggers an arousal from sleep. (medscape.com)
  • The level of respiratory effort required to initiate arousal from sleep differs by many factors, including age, weight, and severity of OSA. (medscape.com)
  • For some, a given medication may not be potent enough to effect change, whereas for others, the sedative will prolong the respiratory limitation and allow gas-exchange abnormalities to worsen before arousal and correction. (medscape.com)
  • During this transition period, you may feel groggy or disoriented. (deepstash.com)
  • It is normal to feel groggy in the morning after a full night of sleep. (topofy.com)
  • Why do I feel groggy after I wake up? (topofy.com)
  • Interest in and treatment of sleep disturbances in youth continues to grow, but research lags. (medscape.com)
  • According to our results, the Spanish version of the SDSC seems to be a good instrument for assessing sleep disturbances in school-age children and adolescents, which is essential to prevent the significant implications of poor sleeping on the overall welfare of young people. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some 25 to 30 percent of American adults are affected by sleep disturbances of one type or another, according to the National Institutes of Health. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • During this time, women can see their body temperature skyrocket, and they can experience night sweats, which means they're experiencing multiple arousals while trying to sleep," he explained. (healthday.com)
  • Hot flashes and night sweats can cause sleep disruptions, leading to daytime fatigue, irritability, and mood swings. (empowersleep.com)
  • Introduction: Past research has demonstrated that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specific learning disorders (SLD), and socioeconomic status (SES) affect a host of educational outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nocturnal oxygen desaturation occurs in almost half of all individuals with COPD [ 10 - 12 ] and is attributed to a combination of hypoventilation and gas exchange abnormalities resulting from alteration in ventilatory control and thoracic wall configuration, especially during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep [ 13 - 15 ], as discussed in greater detail below. (ersjournals.com)
  • A key component of OSA pathogenesis is the impact of sleep mechanisms on pharyngeal muscle tone and compensatory motor responses. (nature.com)
  • Sleep and Mood Connection: Poor sleep quality can have a significant impact on mood and emotional well-being. (empowersleep.com)
  • Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) - This is a rare neurological disorder characterized by distortions of visual perception, the body image, and the experience of time. (mwvspirit.com)