[Sleep Disorders]

No Shinkei Geka. 2024 Nov;52(6):1259-1270. doi: 10.11477/mf.1436205043.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that, owing to difficulties falling asleep or maintaining sleep and/or early morning awakening, causes daytime functional impairment. Other sleep disorders include sleep-related breathing disorders; sleep-related movement disorders, such as periodic limb movement disorder and restless legs syndrome; parasomnias, such as rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and sleepwalking; and central disorders of hypersomnolence, such as narcolepsy. This article describes sleep disorders that are routinely observed in daily clinical practice.

Publication types

  • Review
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Restless Legs Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sleep Wake Disorders* / physiopathology