Consciousness 2 - Sleep Disorders/Drugs

Question 1

What are some symptoms of insomnia?

Answer 1

• difficulty sleeping or staying asleep for 3 nights per week per month
• more than a year would be considered chronic

Question 2

What are some treatments of insomnia?

Answer 2

• sleeping pills
• cognitive behavioural therapy

Question 3

What are parasomnias?

Answer 3

a series of sleep disorders that disrupt motor activity

Question 4

What is sleep apnea? What are some symptoms?

Answer 4

• when a person stops breathing for 10-20 sec during sleep
• loud grunts and snoring when sleeping
• can cause microsleeps

Question 5

What is the difference between obstructive and central sleep apnea?

Answer 5

obstructive - problem with breathing mechanisms
central - disconnect between brain and longs

Question 6

What are some treatments for sleep apnea?

Answer 6

obstructive - lose weight
central - continuous positive airway device

Question 7

What are the symptoms of narcolepsy?

Answer 7

• difficulty staying awake
• sleep attacks (30sec-30min)
• cataplexy: loss of muscle tone

Question 8

What are the treatments for narcolepsy?

Answer 8

• stimulants (amphetamines)
• drugs that regulate hypocretin (motivation for eating and sleep)

Question 9

What are symptoms of REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder?

Answer 9

• motor signals are not inhibited
• people act out their dreams, resulting in injury
• association with neurodegenerative disorders

Question 10

What is restless leg syndrome?

Answer 10

• uncomfortable feeling in legs
• flexing feels good, not moving feels uncomfortable

Question 11

What is night terrors?

Answer 11

• sense of panic + screaming
• person seems to be awake, but doesn’t remember when woken up
• happens in NREM