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Sleep disorders - narcolepsy
A person with narcolepsy is extremely sleepy all the time and, in severe cases, falls asleep involuntarily several times every day. This is a rare condition with no cure. Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder. A person with narcolepsy is extremely ... [... more]
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William C. Dement
William C. Dement, M.D., Ph.D., is the world's leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation, and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. In 1970 he founded the world's first sleep disorders center at Stanford University. In 1975 he ... [... more]
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Diane Heller
Trauma following automobile accidents can persist for weeks, months, or longer. Symptoms include nervousness, sleep disorders, loss of appetite, and sexual dysfunction. In Crash Course, Diane Poole Heller and Laurence Heller take readers through ... [... more]
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Jodi A. Mindell
Jodi A. Mindell, Ph.D., is associate director of the Sleep Disorders Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, is professor of psychology at Saint Joseph's University, and is the author of ... [... more]
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Hypersomnia
Hypersomnia means excessive sleepiness. There are many different causes including inadequate sleep, shiftwork, sleep disorders, medication and medical and psychiatric illnesses (including depression). The major features of hypersomnia vary from ... [... more]
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Sleep - common disorders
Sleep is regulated by a chemical 'clock' inside the brain. Everyone needs sleep, but just how much they need depends on age, lifestyle, diet, personality and environment. Sleep disorders can prevent some people from enjoying a good night's ... [... more]
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