What is a non-vegetative sleep disorder?

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Non-organic sleep disorders are characterized by insomnia, excessive sleep, sleepwalking or accompanied by anxiety and stress. This sleep disorder is common in people who work night shifts.

1. Sleep disturbance is not real

Sleep disturbances occur that interfere with professional and social activities (fatigue, difficulty concentrating in study, work, poor quality of work,...).
Patients often find it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or feel uncomfortable after waking up.

2. Causes of sleep disorders are not real

Sleep disorder is an abnormal change in the time and quality of sleep. Major causes include:
Cardiovascular conditions: heart failure Respiratory conditions that reduce vital volume and airflow Have sleep apnea syndrome Have central nervous system damage Having other medical conditions Endocrine metabolic diseases: hyperthyroidism, cushing, hypoglycemia. Aging due to old age. Mental disorders Mood disorders Stress Changes in living environment

3. Unrealized sleep disorders

Insomnia is not real The duration of sleep is less than 5 hours / day, occurs at least 3 times / week, lasts more than 1 month. Patients often have difficulty falling asleep, not sleeping deeply. Insomnia is not caused by a physical disease (cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, neurological), chemical, drug, and is not a symptom of a mental illness (depression, bipolar disorder) Sleep a lot Time to sleep more than 10 hours / day but still feel sleepy, lasting for more than 1 month. There were no physical comorbidities, nor psychiatric or drug-induced illnesses. Sleep-wake rhythm disturbances The sleep cycle is not consistent with the diurnal rhythm (nocturnal wakefulness, daytime sleep) for many reasons, mainly due to the nature of work. During sleep may be accompanied by a feeling of not deep sleep, not satisfied with sleep. There were no physical comorbidities, nor psychiatric or drug-induced illnesses. This sleep disorder is common in people who have to work night shifts and change international time zones such as flight attendants and pilots.
Somnolence Also known as sleepwalking, is a condition in which the patient gets out of bed during sleep, usually occurring in the first third of sleep. During sleepwalking, the patient has no idea what is happening and cannot recall. Patients often have the following manifestations:
Have blank facial expressions, eyes may open or close, do not respond or do not respond to other people's questions. They often forget what happened while sleepwalking when they wake up the next day. There were no physical comorbidities, nor psychiatric or drug-induced illnesses. Sleepwalking does not usually cause serious complications, however, sleepwalking injuries can affect vital organs in the body.
Sleep terrors Are panic attacks and extreme fear at night combined with loud vocalization, rapid movement, and increased autonomic nervous system activity. The disease usually occurs during the first third of the night sleep. When the patient wakes up often cannot recall what happened.
One or more awakenings, beginning with screaming, panic, and characterized by high anxiety, increased body movement, increased autonomic nervous system activity (tachycardia, rapid breathing, dilated pupils, sweat). Subsequent episodes typically last 1 to 10 minutes and usually occur during the first third of the night's sleep. Nightmares The patient has nightmares while sleeping or napping, often crying, and babbling, and the patient can remember details of the dream. Patients may have emotional disturbances caused by dreams, grief, phobias. Narcolepsy Patients often feel sleepy, lack of sleep all day, they can't resist sleep. This drowsiness usually occurs during activities such as the patient eating, talking, working.

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