
I quote something from wiki abt my sleep disorder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia
Parasomnias are a category of sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams that occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, or arousal from sleep. Most parasomnias are dissociated sleep states which are partial arousals during the transitions between wakefulness and NREM sleep, or wakefulness and REM sleep.
Which category am i in??
NREM parasomnias are arousal disorders that occur during stages 3 and 4 of NREM sleep—also known as slow wave sleep (SWS). They are caused by a physiological activation in which the patient’s brain exits from SWS and is caught in between a sleep and waking state. In particular, these disorders involve activation of the autonomic nervous system, motor system, or cognitive processes during sleep or sleep-wake transitions.[1]
Some NREM parasomnias are common during childhood but decrease in frequency with increasing age (sleep-walking, night-terrors, and confusional arousal). They can be triggered in certain individuals by alcohol, sleep deprivation, physical activity, emotional stress, depression, medications, or a fevered illness. These disorders of arousal can range from confusional arousals, somnambulism, to night terrors. Other specific disorders include sleepeating, sleep sex, teeth grinding, rhythmic movement disorder, restless legs syndrome, and somniloquy.
orREM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) is the most common REM sleep parasomnia in which muscle atonia is absent. This allows the individual to act out their dreams and may result in repeated injury-- bruises, lacerations and fractures-- to themselves or others. Patients may take self-protection measures by tethering themselves to bed, using pillow barricades or sleeping in an empty room on a mattress. [5] Demographically, 90% of RBD patients are males, and most are older than 50 years of age. [6]
Typical clinical features of REM sleep behaviour disorder are:
- male gender predeliction
- mean age of onset 50-65 years (range 20-80 years)
- vocalisation, screaming, swearing that may be associated with dreams
- motor activity; simple or complex that may result in injury to patient or bed-partner
- occurence usually in later half of sleep period (REM sleep)
- may be associated with neurodegenerative disease
I think I am in the category REM parasomnia. heh..
Yesterday, had a bad dream and woke up. Ta'awudz dan ludah ke kiri tiga kali then went back to sleep. Hmm..
Nevertheless, wish to find out more abt parasomnia.. Insyaallah..