Sleep-Wake Disorders Flashcards
Generally, what are the 2 stages of sleep?
NREM and REM
In order to remember the stages of sleep (awake with eyes open, awake with eyes close, N1, N2, N3, and REM), what do bats do at night?
BATS Drink Blood
Awake with eyes open- Beta Awake with eyes close- Alpha N1- Theta N2- Sleep spindles and K complexes N3- Delta REM- Beta
True or False: REM sleep is characterized by slowing of the EEG rhythms, high muscle tone, no eye movmenets, and no “thoughtlike” mental activity.
False
Thats NREM
Which stage of sleep is chracterized by dreaming, loss of motor tone, possible memory processing function, erections, and increased brain O2 use?
REM
This is the transition from wakefullness to sleep.
Hypnagogic
This is the transition from sleep to wakefullness
Hypnopomic
True or False: the entire body is affected by sleep deprivation.
False
Only the cerebral cortex is mainly affected, but it can cope
What % of lost sleep is made up?
1/3
If you’ve only slept for ____ hours, you function at the level of someone who is legally drunk
5
In sleep deprivation, what happens to the following measures?
Lymphocyte levels Cortisol levels BP Glucose tolerance Amygdala activation Prefrontal cortical activity Mood
Lymphocyte levels ↓ Cortisol levels ↑ BP ↑ Glucose tolerance ↓ Amygdala activation ↑ Prefrontal cortical activity ↓ Mood ↓
In both kids and adults, REM sleep increases after what activity?
Learning
What sort of tasks are impaired if u dont get REM sleep?
Complex ones
During the first 3 hours of sleep, what happens to the levels of the following hormones?
HGH PRL D 5-HT TSH
HGH ↑ PRL ↑ D ↓ 5-HT ↑ TSH ↓
What is the total sleep time/24 hours for the following ages?
Neonate
1 yr
10 yr
13-16 yr
Neonate: 16-18hr
1 yr: 12hr
10 yr: 10hr
13-16 yr: 8hr
What is the # of sleep periods/24 hours for the following ages?
Neonate
1-2yr
5-10yr
Neonate: 6-9yr
1-2yr: 2-3
5-10yr: 1
What stage of sleep vanishes in the elderly?
Stage 4
This is the condition where there is a predominant complaint of dissatisfaction with sleep quality or quantity, and has problems initiation, maintaining, or waking from sleep.
Insomnia
Insomnia has to happen for at least 3 nights/week for how many months to be diagnostic?
3 months
This is the condition where there is an excessive quantity of sleep, deteriorated quality of wakefulness, and sleep inertia.
Hypersomnolence
This is the condition where there is recurrent periods of irrepressible need to sleep, lapsing into sleep, or napping occuring within the same day.
Narcolepsy