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Diseases » Problem Sleepiness » Glossary

Glossary for Problem Sleepiness

Alcohol - Teratogenic Agent: There is strong evidence to indicate that exposure to Alcohol during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Asthma: Repeated attacks of breathing difficulty.
Caffeine - Teratogenic Agent: There is strong evidence to indicate that exposure to caffeine during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Chronic pain: Ongoing pain of any type
Concentration difficulty: Reduced concentration ability or lack of concentration
Congestive Heart Failure: Inadequate pumping and decline of heart function common in the elderly.
Daytime drowsiness: The experience of drowsiness felt by a person in the daytime
Depression: Various syndromes with excessive anxiety, phobias, or fear.
Drowsiness: Excessive tiredness or sleepiness
Dyssomnia: A general term used to describe any sleeping condition where a person has trouble either getting to sleep or staying asleep. The condition often occurs for short periods of time but if it continues for longer periods of time it can cause problems resulting from insufficient sleep.
Emotional symptoms: Symptoms affecting the emotions.
Hypersomnia: Hypersomnia is characterized by recurring episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) or prolonged nighttime sleep.
Insomnia: Insomnia is defined as repeated difficulty with the initiation, duration, maintenance, or quality of sleep that occurs despite adequate time and opportunity for sleep that results in some form of daytime impairment.
Memory symptoms: Symptoms related to memory ability such as forgetfulness.
Narcolepsy: Narcolepsy is characterized by the classic tetrad of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis.
Nightmares: Dreams that are frightening and realistic. Nightmares may be distressing enough to wake a person. They can be caused by tiredness, stress and certain drugs such as some blood-pressure medications. Generally, everyone can expect to experience nightmares at some stage in their life. The occasional nightmare is normal but anyone experiencing regular nightmares that interferes with their sleep may need to seek help.
Not enough sleep: also called insomnia is the persistent difficulty to fall asleep or staying asleep despite the opportunity
Parasomnia: Parasomnia are a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal and unnatural movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or arousal from sleep.
Periodic limb movements in sleep: Repeated involuntary leg movements during sleep.
Restless Legs Syndrome: A neurological disorder where legs develop and crawling, aching skin sensation which is relived by moving the legs.
Rheumatoid arthritis: Autoimmune form of arthritis usually in teens or young adults.
School problems: Difficulty with learning or schooling as a symptom.
Sleep apnea: Childhood obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is characterized by episodic upper airway obstruction that occurs during sleep.
Sleep disorders: Any disorder that affects ones sleep
Sleepwalking: Sleepwalking is a parasomnia or sleep disorder where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while he or she is asleep or in a sleep-like state.
Teeth grinding: Grinding teeth when asleep
Unresponsiveness: Poor response to questions or actions