Sleep disorder

Sleep disorder

The disturbance of normal sleep patterns caused by a broad range of illnesses, including dysfunctional sleep mechanisms, abnormalities in physiological functions during sleep, abnormalities of the biological clock, and sleep disturbances that are induced by factors extrinsic to the sleep process.

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Sleep disorder

parasomnias

Health care; Sleep disorder

Sleep disorders that include sleepwalking, sleep talking, and sleep terrors.

agonist

Health care; Sleep disorder

Drug that binds to and causes a functional effect identical in quality and quantity to the endogenous ligand.

partial agonist

Health care; Sleep disorder

Drug that causes functional effect that, at a maximum, is only a fraction of that of the endogenous ligand

antagonist

Health care; Sleep disorder

Drug the binds but causes no functional effect; blocks the action of the natural ligand or agonist drug.

antihistamines

Health care; Sleep disorder

Drugs which combat the effects of histamine. (Histamine is a chemical released by certain cells of the body.) Used to reduce nausea and sickness. Drowinsess is a detrimental side-effect when used for ...

nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED)

Health care; Sleep disorder

Eating while sleepwalking. Typically the person doesn't remember eating when he or she wakes up.

hypersomnia

Health care; Sleep disorder

Excessive sleep, characterized by recurrent episodes of unusual daytime sleepiness or prolonged nighttime sleep. Different from feeling tired due to lack of or interrupted sleep at night, persons ...