Sleep Wake Disorders Flashcards
What is the deepest stage of sleep?
N3
Which stage of sleep is important for memory consolidation?
Rem
Which sleep wake disorder has the predominant complant of dissatisfaction with sleep quality or quantity, associated with difficulty maintaing or initiating sleep and or early morning awakening
Insomnia disorder
Which sleep wake disorder presents with excessive sleepiness at least 3 times per week for at least 3 months despite a main sleep period lasting at least 7 hours
Hypersomnolence disorder
Which sleep wake disorder presents with recurrent periods of an irrepressible need to sleep or lapse into sleep, or napping occurring in the same day
Narcolepsy
Name 3 examples of breathing related sleep wake disorders
- Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea
- central sleep apnoea
- Sleep related hypoventilation
Which sleep wake disorder presents with repeated episodes of arousals during sleep associated with vocalisation and or complex motor behaviours
Rem sleep behaviour disorder
Name 3 examples of parasomnias
- Non-rem sleep arousal disorder :confusional arousals, sleepwalking (n 3 ), bruxism (n 2) sleep terrors (n3)
- nightmare disorder
- Rem sleep behaviour disorder
Which sleep wake disorder presents with an urge to move the legs, usually accompanied by or in response to uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations in legs
Restless legs syndrome
Time period of insomnia disorder?
At least 3 nights per week for 3 months
Define difficulty initiating steep
Subjective sleep latency greater than 20-30 minutes
Pharmacological treatment options for insomnia disorder? (5)
Short term < 2 weeks to restore normal sleep pattern
• Melatonin! receptor agonists : tasimelteon, ramelteon , agomelatine
• benzos (mainstay!)
• non-benzo hypnotics : “z” - zolpidem, zaleplon, zopiclone, eszopiclone
• Sedative hypnotics, gaba r agonists
• trazadone (sari)
• Sedating antipsychotics: quetiapine (atypical)
• antihistamines
Nb first line is sleep hygiene , light phase shift therapy , sleep diary etc
Time period of hypersomnolence disorder?
Excessive sleepiness at least 3 times per week for at least 3 months
Hypersommolence disorder symptoms? ( 3)
At least 1 of following:
• recurrent periods of sleep in same day
• prolonged non restorative sleep episode lasting at least 9 hours, wake up not refreshed
• Sleep inertia- difficulty being fully awake, feel groggy after waking
Despite a main sleep period lasting at least 7 hours
3 specifiers according to time period of hypersomnolence disorder?
- acute: Less than month
- subacute: 1-3 months
- persistent: more than 3 months
What is mild Hypersomnolence disorder?
Difficulty maintaining daytime alertness 1-2 days per week
What is moderate hypersomnolence disorder?
Difficulty maintaining daytime alertness 3-4 days per week
What is severe hypersomnolence disorder?
Difficulty maintaining daytime alertness 5-7 days per week
Name 5 risk and prognostic factors for hypersomnolence disorder
- stress
- Alcohol
- Viral infections
- Head trauma
- Familial ad