sleep onset
1Sleep onset latency — In sleep science, sleep onset latency (SOL) is the length of time that it takes to accomplish the transition from full wakefulness to sleep, normally to the lightest sleep stage non REM. [ [http://www.respironics.com/GlossaryS.asp Respironics.com …
2sleep-onset nightmare — see hypnagogic nightmare …
3Sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G …
4Sleep disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F51, G47 ICD 9 …
5Sleep medicine — is a medical subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge and answered many questions about sleep wake functioning. [cite… …
6Sleep paralysis — is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs… …
7Sleep induction — Sleep induction, the deliberate effort to bring on sleep by various techniques or medicinal means, is practiced to lengthen periods of sleep, increase the effectiveness of sleep, and to reduce or prevent insomnia. Contents 1 Alcohol 2 Guided… …
8Sleep debt — is the cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep. A large sleep debt may lead to mental and/or physical fatigue. There is debate in the scientific community over the specifics of sleep debt. Scientific skepticism There is debate among… …
9Sleep hygiene — can be defined as all behavioural and environmental factors that precede sleep and may interfere with sleep. [ Van der Heijden, Kristiaan B. et al: Sleep hygiene and actigraphically evaluated sleep characteristics in children with ADHD and… …
10sleep — sleepful, adj. sleeplike, adj. /sleep/, v., slept, sleeping, n. v.i. 1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 2. Bot. to… …
