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Differentiate the symptoms of common sleep disorders
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Insomnia
Involves….
--insufficient sleep
--the inability to fall asleep easily
--frequent arousals
--early awakenings
Sleeping pills makes this worse as they cut short REM sleep
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Sleep Apnea
Respiratory disorder in which person intermittently stops breathing while asleep
Each episode, called an apnea, lasts long enough so that one or more breaths are missed, and such episodes occur repeatedly throughout sleep.
People with this disorder are often unaware of it
They may simply complain of snoring or
daytime sleepiness
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Narcolepsy
Sudden REM sleep attacks accompanied by cataplexy
Typically lasts about 15 minutes
Usually brought on by emotional excitement
Often attributed to dysfunction of brain-stem mechanisms associated with sleep-wake regulation
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5. Possibly caused by abnormalities in the pons
Cataplexy
A sudden loss of muscle control that occurs before narcoleptic sleep attack
A waking form of sleep paralysis
Possibly caused by abnormalities in the pons
Cataplexy may be partial or complete, affecting a range of muscle groups, from those controlling facial features to (less commonly) those controlling the entire body.
Arm weakness Sagging jaw Drooping head
Slumping of the shoulders Slurred speech
Generalized weakness Knee buckling
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Night terrors
The screaming of a child in deep sleep, who, once awakened, has no memory of what mental events might have caused the fear
Night terrors are most prevalent in young children, but affect more than 2% of adults.
NOT A NIGHTMARE!!
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sleep deprivation
A general lack of the necessary amount of sleep
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Microsleep
An episode of sleep lasting for a fraction of a second or up to thirty seconds
It often occurs as a result of sleep deprivation, or mental fatigue, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or hypersonia.
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CAN I?
Differentiate the symptoms of common sleep disorders
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