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s people age changes occur in sleep architecture sleep con tinuity sleep quality and circadian sleepwake patterns Polysomnographic findings suggest that older adults spend less time in deeper st. A Cry in the Night: Nocturnal Moaning in a 12-Year-Old Boy Madeleine Grigg-Damberger, M.D. ; Kenneth R. Casey, M.D., M.P.H. Program in Sleep Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; Sleep Protects. :. . Sleeping in the darkness when predators loomed about kept our ancestors out of harm’s way.. Sleep Recuperates. :. . Sleep helps restore and repair brain tissue.. Sleep Helps Remembering. 1- Insomnia (the commonest): difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep.. 2- Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) 5-15%:. 3- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) 4%. 4- Parasomnias.. 5- Narcolepsy. . classification. By: Audrey Kettelberger. Brief History of the Study of Sleep. Our fascination with sleep dates all the way back to 450 BC with the Ancient Greeks, although there wasn’t much concrete science behind it until 1929. 7-8. hours/night or 1 hour of sleep for every 2 hours awake (adults). Current average is. 6.7. hours/night. How do you know when you are sleep deprived?. Very dependent on an alarm clock. Feeling sleepy while driving. Knowledge (what is known and not known) Choice = Power. Power Behavior = Enhanced Human Health. Sleep plays a major role in preparing . the body and brain for an . alert, productive, psychologically. What you need to Know. Two theories about the function of sleep. What happens during sleep and how this might relate to function.. Predictions Generated by each theory. Evidence and evaluation points for each theory. Joya Paul, MD, MS. NorthShore. University . HealthSystem. Department of Neurology, Sleep Disorders. November 17, 2017. Objectives. Review background on sleep and wake. Answer some of the most frequently asked questions about sleep. We sleep for nearly 1/3 of our lives. Concentration, Memory, and Coordination. Sleep Loss = Alcohol. Lack of sleep can increase risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and heart attacks, stroke, depression, high blood pressure, obesity, and infections. Oleg Kouskov, MD, MCR. Director, Pediatric Sleep Services,. St Luke’s Sleep Medicine Institute. Kids are not little adults. “. Kids have their own special ability to see, to think and to feel, and there is nothing more stupid than try to substitute theirs with ours.”. 85 Summary of Recommendations: Modifying the sleep envi - ronment is recommended for the treatment of patients with RBD who have sleep-related injury. Level A Clonazepam is suggested for the treatme What is in this leaflet This leaflet contains answers to some common questions about CIRCADIN. It is particularly important that you read the sections "When to take it" and "How to take it" before yo leep accounts for one third of humanlife, yet scientific inquiry in this area islimited compared with other aspectsof neuroscience. Additionally, studies sug-sleep patterns predict lower life expectan A newborn sleep guide is an essential resource for parents who want to establish healthy sleep habits for their newborns. This guide provides valuable information on how much sleep a newborn needs, the recommended sleep schedule, and tips for encouraging better sleep.