Sleep Disorders Flashcards
why do we need sleep?
- memory consolidation
- healing
- growth
- immune response
sleep-wake cycle: competition/balance between ________ and ________
sleep-wake cycle: competition/balance between SLEEP LOAD and CIRCADIAN ALTERING SIGNAL
deepest level of sleep?
NREM III
(non-REM III)
-get most rest/relaxation
what occurs during REM sleep?
- dreams
- mental/physical relaxation
- memory consolidation
- emotional processing
physiologic occurances in REM sleep
- rapid eye movement
- increased brain activity
- complete paralysis
as the night progresses, does REM get progressively shorter or longer?
REM gets progressively longer
primary sleep disorders
Dyssomnias
- idiopathic hypersomnia
- narcolepsy
- sleep apnea
- periodic leg movements
- restless leg syndrome
- insomnia
Parasomnias
- sleep terror
- sleep walking
- sleep talking
- nightmare disorder
- REM behavior disorder
secondary sleep disorders
due to external issues
- mental disorders (anxiety, depression, PTSD)
- medical disorders (arthritis, fibromyalgia)
- substance use (drugs, alc, meds)
- sleep deprivation due to schedule etc
MORE COMMON THAN PRIMARY DISORDERS
circadian rhythm disorders
- delayed sleep phase disorder
- advanced sleep phase disorders
- free running type
- jet lag disorder
- shift work disorder
most adults need ____ hours of sleep per night
7-9 hours
in laboratory rats, complete sleep deprivation leads to
- failure to thrive
- excessive food intake with decreased weight
- loss of hair
- skin abnormalities
- hyperactivity
- death at day 22
effects of caffeine on sleep architecture
- caffeine blocks adenosine receptors
- sleep structure completely abnormal
ways to test for excessive daytime sleepiness
- history
- Epworth sleep scale
- polysomnography
- multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
- maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)
management of a sleep disorder
-treat any underlying sleep pathology
Patient education
- adequate total sleep time
- proper sleep hygeine
- limited role for medications
state boundary disorders
the 3 distinct states (awake, non-REM, REM) are somewhat overlapping
ex: narcolepsy, parasomnias
narcolepsy
intrusion of REM sleep features into the waking state
parasomnias
inappropriate release of awake behaviors during sleep