Sleep Disorder
The collective term sleep disorder refers to conditions that affect sleep quality, timing, or duration and impact a person’s ability to properly function while they are awake. These disorders can contribute to other medical problems, and some may also be symptoms for underlying mental health issues.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW204
Diagnosis: Sleep Disorder
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Age Onset: children and adults
Brain Area: hippocampus-plaque increases lead to cell death
Symptoms: A “blanket term” for insomnia, apnea, narcolepsy, hypersomnia, sleepwalking, night terrors and sleeping sickness
Progression: sleep-disordered breathing, restless legs syndrome, bruxism-tooth grinding, sleep paralysis, shift-work
Causes: increased medication, changes in circadian rhythm, physiological problems, stress, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s, allergies
Medications: for narcolepsy use modifinil
Therapies: hypnosis, music-inducing relaxation
Youtube Video:
The Rise of Sleep Disorders And What We Can Do About It
Amazon or Library Book: Sleep: How To Unleash Deep Sleep
Click the book to link or order from Amazon.
Support Group: sleepassociation.org; (American Sleep Association)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Sarcopenia Seems to Be Common in Older Patients With Restless Legs Syndromeby Açelya Gokdeniz Yildirim on November 21, 2024
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that sarcopenia is prevalent among older patients with RLS, which seems to be associated with low muscle strength and slow gait speed. Given the negative health outcomes related to sarcopenia, interventions aimed at preventing its development could be significantly beneficial for patients with RLS in older adults as well.
- Avoid overstepping the bounds of evidence: the role of the orthodontist in managing pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apneaby Daniel J Rinchuse on November 21, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder often linked to distinct craniofacial features and malocclusions. While orthodontic treatments, particularly maxillary expansion and mandibular advancement, have been suggested for managing this condition, the results remain controversial and are based on low-quality evidence. This paper aims to summarize the ongoing debates on this topic by reviewing relevant literature and highlighting the role...
- Creatine and sleep habits and disorders in the general population aged 16 years and over: NHANES 2007-2008by Sonja Baltic on November 21, 2024
Background: Preclinical studies have suggested that dietary creatine may affect sleep quality yet no studies have explored the potential association between creatine consumption and sleep patterns or disorders in the general population. Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to examine the association between creatine consumption and sleep habits and disorders among individuals aged 16 years and older, using data from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)....
- Screening major depressive disorder in patients with obstructive sleep apnea using single-lead ECG recording during sleepby Vikash Shaw on November 21, 2024
Objective: A large number of people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also suffer from major depressive disorder (MDD), leading to underdiagnosis due to overlapping symptoms. Polysomnography has been considered to identify MDD. However, limited access to sleep clinics makes this challenging. In this study, we propose a model to detect MDD in people with OSA using an electrocardiogram (ECG) during sleep. Methods: The single-lead ECG data of 32 people with OSA (OSAD-) and 23 with OSA and MDD...