TOPICS
Definition
Impact on Life
SPECIFIC SLEEP DISORDER GROUPS
Insomnia
Daytime Drowsiness
Sleep-Disordered Breathing (Sleep Apnea)
Disturbed Sleep Cycle
Drugs, Alcohol and Sleep
Sleep and Systemic Illness
Parasomnias
Definition
Sleep disorders are those which affect the cycle, duration and quality of sleep. They may be primary or secondary (e.g., caused by drugs or alcohol). There are approximately 70 different disorders of sleep, the most important are discussed here.
Impact on Life
Sleep disorders have physiologic and socioeconomic consequences. Sleep apnea for example may cause a person to have high blood pressure or cardiac problems. Sleep apnea patients may be sleepy during the day and depressed; these may cause poor performance at work and trouble with relatioships.
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