Sleep disorders/Repetitorium

Sleep disorders
Presumed terms: falling asleep, stages of sleep (REM, nonREM), awakening, sleep as a change of consciousness, thalamocortical synchronization

Quantitative Disorders

 * Insomnia (hyposomnia)
 * Hypersomnia
 * Pickwick syndrome
 * Narcolepsy (nonREM and REM)
 * Sleep deprivation, microsleep

Qualitative disorders

 * Somnambulism (nonREM)
 * Sleep drunkenness
 * Sleep paralysis
 * Moria (Nightmare, REM)
 * Pavor nocturnus (night terror, nonREM)

Sleep apnea syndrome
Sleep apnea: central, obstructive, mixed

Investigation
Comprehensive examination of disorders in the sleep laboratory

Polysomnography examines:
 * airflow through the nose and mouth
 * movements of the chest and abdomen
 * snoring intensity
 * saturation of Hb with oxygen
 * EKG
 * EOG
 * EMG
 * EEG

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