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nightmare — Also known as ephialtes nocturnus, dream anxiety attack, REM anxiety dream, REM nightmare, and D nightmare. The term nightmare comes from the Old English noun *mare, which means hag or goblin (see also the entries Mar, Mare, and Incubus). It… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Sleep 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… … Wikipedia
Sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Sleep disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F51, G47 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Sleep 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… … Wikipedia
Nightmare — A nightmare is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong negative emotional response from the mind, typically fear and/or horror, but also despair, anxiety and great sadness. The dream may contain situations of danger, discomfort, psychological … Wikipedia
sleep — 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… … Universalium
Sleep deprivation — Classification and external resources eMedicine topic list … Wikipedia
Sleep — Waking up redirects here. For other uses, see Waking Up (disambiguation). This article is about sleep in general; for specifically non human sleep see Sleep (non human); for other uses, see Sleep (disambiguation). Sleeping child Sleep is a… … Wikipedia
sleep paralysis and hallucinations — The term sleep paralysis refers to a transient experience of involuntary immobility immediately prior to falling asleep or upon awakening. It is conceptualized as the intrusion of REM muscle atonia and dream imagery into the waking state.… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
