Modafinil is a simulative drug used for the treatment of some sleep disorders like excessive daytime sleepiness‚ also known as narcolepsy. This drug‚ with its effect on the central nervous system‚ is used as a means to stay awake. It is also believed that the drug is also beneficial for the feeling of tiredness some people with certain shift work sleep disorders experience. Recently the drug is widely being used by students in order to help them stay awake to study. But is Modafinil safe enough
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GrazianoNortheast Insomnia and Sleep Medicine Center offers a full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients with sleep-related disorders‚ including sleep apnea‚ insomnia‚ periodic leg movement during sleep syndrome‚ restless legs syndrome‚ narcolepsy‚ and sleep disorders associated with medical or psychiatric conditions. Mrs. Theresa Graziano works at the center as a registered nurse‚ she had explained that the center provides a complete evaluation and management of all sleep disorders for
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Affecting an estimate of 250‚000 Americans‚ narcolepsy is considered to be another type of common sleep disorders. People who suffer from this disorder have recurrent episodes of sleep attacks during the day even if they had plenty of sleep the night before. The sleep attacks that a person with narcolepsy has can last up to thirty minutes (Berger w.p.). It may be hard for people who suffer from narcolepsy to stay awake for a long period of time. Narcolepsy causes extreme disruptions in the regular
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ENGLISH Paper 1 (Two Hours) Answer to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of the paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. ________________________________________ Attempt all four questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. You are advised to spend not more than
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Child Development Article Review Melissa Hennessy October 3‚ 2011 Sleep and Adjustment in Preschool Children: Sleep Diary Reports by Mothers Relate to Behavior Reports by Teachers Bates‚ E. John‚ Viken‚ J. Richard‚ Alexander‚ B. Douglas‚ Beyers‚ Jennifer‚ and Stockton‚ Lesley (2002). Sleep and Adjustment in Preschool Children: Sleep Diary Reports by Mothers Relate to Behavior Reports by Teachers. The Society for Research in Child Development Inc‚ January/ February 2002‚ Volume 73. Number
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Night Terror‚ Pediatric A night terror is an episode in which a person who is sleeping becomes extremely frightened and is unable to fully wake up. When the episode is finished‚ the person normally settles back to sleep. Upon waking‚ he or she does not remember the episode. Night terrors are most common in children between the ages of 3 and 12‚ but they can affect people of any age. They usually begin 1 to 3 hours after the person falls asleep‚ and usually last for several minutes. Night terrors
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Sleeping is a phase where your body puts itself to rest to rejuvenate. Throughout this detrimental process‚ one may face a terrifying experience referred to as sleep paralysis. Eight percent of the population experiences sleep paralysis‚ where during your state of sleep your brain awakes but the rest of your body is still in the state of sleep. You can’t move nor speak‚ but your can vividly see everything that your mind creates for one to endure during this terrifying experience. I am apart of this
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What exactly is sleep apnea? Many people think sleep apnea is where a person cannot sleep‚ but sleep apnea is a lot more than just not being able to sleep. Sleep Apnea is a disorder where a person will have one or more pauses of not breathing while sleeping (Gary 2014). This can be very dangerous and cause many health problems. Sleep apnea can be caused by daily lifestyle choices or just a specific problem that someone is born with. What are the risks if not treated? There are many medical issues
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Writing can be a bit of a struggle. Sometimes just trying to find the motivation to draft a work is an endeavor in itself. In order to create a willingness to write‚ some things need to happen. Encompassing what needs to be done every time to be able to make a most marvelous work; more specifically‚ the writing ritual. This includes taking a three-hour nap with a fleece blanket and reclining in a La-Z-Boy by a window. To begin‚ one thing that is critical to the writing ritual is taking a three-hour
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Have you ever not been able to sleep for some odd reason? Well‚ it could possibly be because you have insomnia. Insomnia is the inability to sleep. You’re up all times of the night just thinking. Thinking about anything possible or maybe just twisting and turning around in bed. Insomnia can be caused from stress‚ depression‚ change in environment‚ and other different things. Whatever the case‚ there’s always a cure. This terrible disease can be cured with a dose of ZzzQuil a night. ZzzQuil is great
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