Diseases and Injuries
>> Tabular
Index
>> Alphabetic
Index
Procedures
>> Tabular
Index
>>
Alphabetic Index
Appendices
>> Drugs
/ Chemicals
>> External Causes
Other Resources
>> HCPCS Alpha
>> Medical
Dictionary
>> Drug Directory
Tips
Contribute
|
Sleep Disorders
Long Sleeper Syndrome | Short Sleeper Syndrome | Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypnea | Subwakefullness Syndrome | Long Sleeper Syndromes | Neurogenic Tachypnea, Sleep-Related | Neurogenic Tachypneas, Sleep-Related | Short Sleeper Syndromes
Conditions characterized by disturbances of usual sleep patterns or behaviors. Sleep disorders may be divided into three major categories: DYSSOMNIAS (i.e. disorders characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia), PARASOMNIAS (abnormal sleep behaviors), and sleep disorders secondary to medical or psychiatric disorders. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187) |
|