Normal sleep. Normal sleep and insomnia

Normal sleep is characterized by a certain electrical activity, which can be recorded on the EEG. Based on these data, sleep is divided into five stages. Sleep stages 1-4 are characterized by slow eye movements (NREM sleep), and sleep stage 5 is the period of rapid eye movement (REM sleep):  • Stage 1…

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Doctor tactics for insomnia

Sleep disorders is a widespread complaint that patients see a doctorat. About 30% of the total population suffers from various forms of sleep disturbances. Sleep disorders are divided into two large groups: 1. Dysomnia – (Dyssomnias) include insomnia (insomnia), hypersomnia – increased drowsiness, etc. 2. Parasomnias – (Parasomnias) include a heterogeneous group…

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Insomnia with alcoholism. Dreams of Alcoholism

Mandatory is insomnia . Sleep disorders are the most common reason for alcoholics to go to a doctor, usually a neurologist. When questioned, it turns out that the patient complains of “upset nerves”.  Thus, insomnia of alcoholics is always accompanied by additional psychopathological symptoms. At the beginning of alcoholism – this is an asthenic symptom complex, with…

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Insomnia associated with circadian rhythm disturbances. Treatment of circadian rhythm disturbances

The course of circadian rhythm disturbance . The human biological rhythm driver (the so-called biological clock) is located in the suprachiasmal nucleus of the hypothalamus. The failure of the biological clock leads to circadian rhythm disturbances, which is most often manifested by insomnia. Violations of circadian rhythms are clinically characterized by normal duration and…

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Can’t sleep without beer – habit or alcoholism?

Among the huge number of alcoholic beverages, beer stands out in that it has a rather ambiguous attitude. On the network you can find many materials describing both the positive and extremely negative aspects of the use of this drink. Meanwhile, some beer lovers have such a problem – they cannot fall asleep unless…

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