sleep disorders medicine

(sleep medicine)

is a kind of:

• profession

The medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of Sleep Disorders.

Credit

Definition reprinted with permission from Culebras, Antonio, Clinical Handbook of Sleep Disorders, Butterworth-Heinemann

This term appears in...

• chronobiology
• electroencephalogram
• polysomnography

Glossary:

- Choose - 24-hour sleep-wake pattern actigraph active sleep advanced sleep phase syndrome AHI alpha intrusion alpha sleep alpha-delta sleep apnea arise time arousal arousal disorder artificial dream ASPS automatism (sleep) autosymbolism awakening bedtime Behavioral and psychological symptom of Dementia bilevel positive air pressure bruxism cataplexy central sleep apnea Charcot-Wilbrand syndrome Cheyne-Stokes respiration childhood-onset idiopathic insomnia chronobiology chubby puffer syndrome chunking (CBT, sleep medicine) circadian dyschrony circadian rhythm Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder circadian time circasemidian rhythm conditioned insomnia confusional arousal constant routine continuous positive air pressure CPAP CSA (sleep disorders medicine) cycle dawn simulation deep sleep delayed sleep phase delta sleep stage dim-light melatonin onset DIMS disorder of excessive somnolence disturbance in maintaining sleep diurnal DLMO drowsiness dysania early morning arousal EDS (sleep) EEG egersis electro-oculogram electroencephalogram electromyogram EMG end-tidal carbon dioxide entrainment EOG excessive daytime drowsiness excessive daytime sleepiness excessive sleepiness excessive somnolence exploding head syndrome extrinsic sleep disorders final awakening final wake-up fragmentation (sleep) free-running hypercapnic central sleep apnea hypersomnolence hypnagogic hypnagogic intoxication hypnagogic startle hypnalgia hypnic hypnogram hypnograph hypnology hypnonarcosis hypnopompic hypopnea hyposomnia hypotaxis idiopathic nightmare incubus initial insomnia intermittent negative pressure therapy into bed time intrinsic circadian period intrinsic sleep disorders irregular sleep–wake rhythm Jactatio capitis jet lag learned insomnia light box light sleep light-dark cycle lucid dream maintenance of wakefulness test major sleep episode microsleep middle insomnia MSLT multiple sleep latency test muscle tone MWT nap Narcolepsy nightmare nocturnal confusion nocturnal dyspnea nocturnal sleep nocturnal sleep related eating disorder non rapid eye movement sleep non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder non-REM sleep intrusion non-REM sleep period non-REM-REM sleep cycle nonhypercapnic central sleep apnea nyctophonia obstructive sleep apnea obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Ondine's curse oneirology oneironosis paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea pavor diurnus perennial dream period periodic leg movement periodic limb movements of sleep phantasmagoria phase advance phase delay phase response curve phase transition phasic event photoperiod phototherapy Pickwickian PLM PLM index PLM percentage PLM-arousal index PLMS polysomnogram polysomnograph polysomnography post-traumatic nightmare PRC pseudoinsomnia quiet sleep rapid eye movement sleep RDI rebound insomnia REM density REM sleep episode REM sleep intrusion REM sleep latency REM sleep onset REM sleep rebound restless sleep disorder restlessness rhythm (sleep) RSBD SCN sexsomnia short sleeper syndrome siderealism siesta sleep apnea sleep architecture Sleep Disorders sleep efficiency sleep episode sleep hygiene sleep interruption sleep inversion sleep latency sleep log sleep mentation sleep onset sleep onset REM period Sleep Paralysis sleep pattern sleep stage 1 sleep stage 2 sleep stage 3 sleep stage 4 sleep stage episode sleep stages sleep structure sleep talking Sleep Terror Disorder sleep-related erections sleep-related hypoventilation sleep-wake cycle sleep-wake shift sleepiness Sleepwalking Disorder slow wave sleep snoring somnambulism somnambulist somnolence somnolentia spindle REM stages sundown syndrome suprachiasmatic nucleus SWS synchronized tau total sleep episode total sleep time TRT TST twitch Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act zeitgeber

Movies

- Choose - A Nightmare on Elm Street Sleepwalk with Me

Books, etc.

- Choose - Chronotherapy: Resetting Your Inner Clock to Boost Mood, Alertness, and Quality Sleep Clinical Handbook of Sleep Disorders in Children Clinical Manual for the Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders Forensic Aspects of Sleep Sleep and Sleep Disorders - From Molecule to Behavior Sleep Disorders Medicine: Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects The Promise of Sleep

People

- Choose - Peter Hauri

Resources

- Choose - Start Sleeping Techniques in the Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Disorders