National Nursing Review : Nursing Study Resources & Health Tips

Sleep disorders are a common malady of modern society. Although sleep problems are usually the most popular related lack of sleep, including insomnia, the truth is that there are three groups of sleep disorders.

Thus the first group of sleep disorders is excessive daytime sleepiness or sleep. People suffering this type of illness spend the day tired and sleepy continuous. The best known is narcolepsy, which of unknown origin, has like symptoms, sudden daytime sleep attacks, which can cause sufferers to fall asleep anywhere, even to suffer hallucinations fleeting. Once diagnosed fought with stimulants. (more…)

Generally tend to associate sleep disturbance with insomnia problem, and that this is just one of several consequences that brings suffer from this type of problem.

Modern society increasingly live in a hurry and stress, because that causes sleep disorders are more common every day. Many people now have a problem that is related to sleep and there are several difficulties that may arise, including not being able to sleep or suffer from insomnia.

However, the inability to stay awake is also considered a sleep disorder. A recent study concluded that in the United States about 70 million people suffer some form of sleep disorder as is “awake”, which can produce major problems in the functioning of the person during the day, may also cause or aggravate physical or mental problems. (more…)

Alternative Names
Awe nocturnus; Sleep terror disorder

Definition of Night terror
Night terrors are a sleep disorder in which a person quickly awakens from sleep in a terrified state.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
Night terrors (sleep terrors) occur during deep sleep, usually during the first third of the night. The cause is unknown but night terrors may be triggered by fever, lack of sleep, or periods of emotional tension,stress , or conflict. (more…)