sleep disorders medicine: total sleep episode
This is the total time available for sleep during an attempt to sleep. It comprises non-REM and REM sleep, as well as wakefulness. Synonymous and preferred to the term total sleep period.*
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*Reprinted with permission from: Culebras, Antonio Clinical Handbook of Sleep Disorders Hardcover © 1996 Butterworth-Heinemann