Somnolence, the Glossary
Somnolence (alternatively sleepiness or drowsiness) is a state of strong desire for sleep, or sleeping for unusually long periods (compare hypersomnia).[1]
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95 relations: Advanced sleep phase disorder, African trypanosomiasis, Amitriptyline, Amlodipine, Amobarbital, Analgesic, Anticonvulsant, Antidepressant, Antihistamine, Antipsychotic, Anxiety, Barbiturate, Benadryl, Benzodiazepine, Brain tumor, Carbamazepine, Central nervous system, Chronic pain, Circadian rhythm, Concussion, Decision fatigue, Delayed sleep phase disorder, Depression (mood), Diabetes, Diazepam, Diphenhydramine, Dopamine agonist, Doxylamine, Dyssomnia, Efavirenz, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Excessive daytime sleepiness, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Gabapentin, Haloperidol, Head injury, Heroin, HIV, Hydroxyzine, Hypercalcaemia, Hypermagnesemia, Hypersomnia, Hypertension, Hypnagogia, Hypnopompia, Hypnotic, Hyponatremia, Hypothyroidism, Insomnia, ... Expand index (45 more) »
- Mental processes
Advanced sleep phase disorder
Advanced Sleep Phase Disorder (ASPD), also known as the advanced sleep-phase type (ASPT) of circadian rhythm sleep disorder, is a condition that is characterized by a recurrent pattern of early evening (e.g. 7-9 PM) sleepiness and very early morning awakening (e.g. 2-4 AM).
See Somnolence and Advanced sleep phase disorder
African trypanosomiasis
African trypanosomiasis is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals.
See Somnolence and African trypanosomiasis
Amitriptyline
Amitriptyline, sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches.
See Somnolence and Amitriptyline
Amlodipine
Amlodipine, sold under the brand name Norvasc among others, is a calcium channel blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure, coronary artery disease (CAD) and variant angina (also called Prinzmetal angina or coronary artery vasospasm, among other names).
Amobarbital
Amobarbital (formerly known as amylobarbitone or sodium amytal as the soluble sodium salt) is a drug that is a barbiturate derivative.
See Somnolence and Amobarbital
Analgesic
An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic, antalgic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used for pain management.
Anticonvulsant
Anticonvulsants (also known as antiepileptic drugs, antiseizure drugs, or anti-seizure medications (ASM)) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures.
See Somnolence and Anticonvulsant
Antidepressant
Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and addiction.
See Somnolence and Antidepressant
Antihistamine
Antihistamines are drugs which treat allergic rhinitis, common cold, influenza, and other allergies.
See Somnolence and Antihistamine
Antipsychotic
Antipsychotics, previously known as neuroleptics and major tranquilizers, are a class of psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia or disordered thought), principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.
See Somnolence and Antipsychotic
Anxiety
Anxiety is an emotion which is characterised by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events.
Barbiturate
Barbiturates are a class of depressant drugs that are chemically derived from barbituric acid.
See Somnolence and Barbiturate
Benadryl
Benadryl is a brand of various antihistamine medications used to stop allergies, whose content varies in different countries, but which includes some combination of diphenhydramine, acrivastine, and/or cetirizine.
Benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially called "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.
See Somnolence and Benzodiazepine
Brain tumor
A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.
See Somnolence and Brain tumor
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine, sold under the brand name Tegretol among others, is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain.
See Somnolence and Carbamazepine
Central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.
See Somnolence and Central nervous system
Chronic pain
Chronic pain or chronic pain syndrome is a type of pain that is also known by other titles such as gradual burning pain, electrical pain, throbbing pain, and nauseating pain.
See Somnolence and Chronic pain
Circadian rhythm
A circadian rhythm, or circadian cycle, is a natural oscillation that repeats roughly every 24 hours. Somnolence and circadian rhythm are sleep.
See Somnolence and Circadian rhythm
Concussion
A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning.
Decision fatigue
In decision making and psychology, decision fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual after a long session of decision making.
See Somnolence and Decision fatigue
Delayed sleep phase disorder
Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), more often known as delayed sleep phase syndrome and also as delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, is the delaying of a person's circadian rhythm (biological clock) compared to those of societal norms.
See Somnolence and Delayed sleep phase disorder
Depression (mood)
Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.
See Somnolence and Depression (mood)
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.
Diazepam
Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic.
Diphenhydramine
Diphenhydramine (DPH) is an antihistamine and sedative mainly used to treat allergies, insomnia, and symptoms of the common cold.
See Somnolence and Diphenhydramine
Dopamine agonist
A dopamine agonist is a compound that activates dopamine receptors.
See Somnolence and Dopamine agonist
Doxylamine
Doxylamine, sold under the brand name Unisom among others, is an antihistamine medication which is used in the treatment of insomnia and allergies.
Dyssomnia
Dyssomnias are a broad classification of sleeping disorders involving difficulty getting to sleep, remaining asleep, or of excessive sleepiness.
Efavirenz
Efavirenz (EFV), sold under the brand names Sustiva among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS.
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness that is measured by use of a very short questionnaire.
See Somnolence and Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by persistent sleepiness and often a general lack of energy, even during the day after apparently adequate or even prolonged nighttime sleep.
See Somnolence and Excessive daytime sleepiness
Fatigue
Fatigue describes a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion or loss of energy.
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a medical syndrome which causes chronic widespread pain, accompanied by fatigue, waking unrefreshed, and cognitive symptoms.
See Somnolence and Fibromyalgia
Gabapentin
Gabapentin, sold under the brand name Neurontin among others, is an anticonvulsant medication primarily used to treat partial seizures and neuropathic pain.
Haloperidol
Haloperidol, sold under the brand name Haldol among others, is a typical antipsychotic medication.
See Somnolence and Haloperidol
Head injury
A head injury is any injury that results in trauma to the skull or brain.
See Somnolence and Head injury
Heroin
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.
Hydroxyzine
Hydroxyzine, sold under the brand names Atarax and Vistaril among others, is an antihistamine medication.
See Somnolence and Hydroxyzine
Hypercalcaemia
Hypercalcemia, also spelled hypercalcaemia, is a high calcium (Ca2+) level in the blood serum.
See Somnolence and Hypercalcaemia
Hypermagnesemia
Hypermagnesemia is an electrolyte disorder in which there is a high level of magnesium in the blood.
See Somnolence and Hypermagnesemia
Hypersomnia
Hypersomnia is a neurological disorder of excessive time spent sleeping or excessive sleepiness.
See Somnolence and Hypersomnia
Hypertension
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
See Somnolence and Hypertension
Hypnagogia
Hypnagogia is the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, also defined as the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep.
Hypnopompia
Hypnopompia (also known as hypnopompic state) is the state of consciousness leading out of sleep, a term coined by the psychical researcher Frederic Myers.
See Somnolence and Hypnopompia
Hypnotic
Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep), or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of (and umbrella term for) psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep (or surgical anesthesiaWhen used in anesthesia to produce and maintain unconsciousness, "sleep" is metaphorical as there are no regular sleep stages or cyclical natural states; patients rarely recover from anesthesia feeling refreshed and with renewed energy.
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia or hyponatraemia is a low concentration of sodium in the blood.
See Somnolence and Hyponatremia
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism (also called underactive thyroid, low thyroid or hypothyreosis) is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones.
See Somnolence and Hypothyroidism
Insomnia
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping.
Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder
Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder (ISWRD) is a rare form of circadian rhythm sleep disorder.
See Somnolence and Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder
Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Lethargy
Lethargy is a state of tiredness, sleepiness, weariness, fatigue, sluggishness or lack of energy.
Lurasidone
Lurasidone, sold under the brand name Latuda among others, is an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Medical classification
A medical classification is used to transform descriptions of medical diagnoses or procedures into standardized statistical code in a process known as clinical coding.
See Somnolence and Medical classification
Meningitis
Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges.
Microsleep
A microsleep is a sudden temporary episode of sleep or drowsiness which may last for a few seconds where an individual fails to respond to some arbitrary sensory input and becomes unconscious. Somnolence and microsleep are sleep.
Mirtazapine
Mirtazapine, sold under the brand name Remeron among others, is an atypical tetracyclic antidepressant, and as such is used primarily to treat depression.
See Somnolence and Mirtazapine
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are a class of drugs that inhibit the activity of one or both monoamine oxidase enzymes: monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B).
See Somnolence and Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Mood disorder
A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature.
See Somnolence and Mood disorder
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness.
See Somnolence and Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the ability to regulate sleep–wake cycles, and specifically impacts REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.
Nitrazepam
Nitrazepam, sold under the brand name Mogadon among others, is a hypnotic drug of the benzodiazepine class used for short-term relief from severe, disabling anxiety and insomnia.
Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder
Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder (non-24 or N24SWD) is one of several chronic circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSDs).
See Somnolence and Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder
Olanzapine
Olanzapine, sold under the brand name Zyprexa among others, is an atypical antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Opiate
An opiate is an alkaloid substance derived from opium (or poppy straw).
Oxycodone
Oxycodone, sold under various brand names such as Roxicodone and OxyContin (which is the extended release form), is a semi-synthetic opioid used medically for treatment of moderate to severe pain.
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body.
See Somnolence and Parkinson's disease
Pergolide
Pergolide, sold under the brand name Permax and Prascend (veterinary) among others, is an ergoline-based dopamine receptor agonist used in some countries for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Periodic limb movement disorder
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) is a sleep disorder where the patient moves limbs involuntarily and periodically during sleep, and has symptoms or problems related to the movement.
See Somnolence and Periodic limb movement disorder
Phenytoin
Phenytoin (PHT), sold under the brand name Dilantin among others, is an anti-seizure medication.
Postprandial somnolence
Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal.
See Somnolence and Postprandial somnolence
Pramipexole
Pramipexole, sold under the brand Mirapex among others, is a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless legs syndrome (RLS).
See Somnolence and Pramipexole
Pregabalin
Pregabalin, sold under the brand name Lyrica among others, is an anticonvulsant, analgesic, and anxiolytic amino acid medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome, opioid withdrawal, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
Promethazine
Promethazine, sold under the brand name Phenergan among others, is a first-generation antihistamine, sedative, and antiemetic used to treat allergies, insomnia, and nausea.
See Somnolence and Promethazine
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of deleterious mental conditions.
Quetiapine
Quetiapine, sold under the brand name Seroquel among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome, also known as restless leg syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis–Ekbom disease (WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs.
See Somnolence and Restless legs syndrome
Risperidone
Risperidone, sold under the brand name Risperdal among others, is an atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
See Somnolence and Risperidone
Secobarbital
Secobarbital (as the sodium salt, originally marketed by Eli Lilly and Company for the treatment of insomnia, and subsequently by other companies as described below, under the brand name Seconal) is a short-acting barbiturate derivative drug that was patented in 1934 in the United States.
See Somnolence and Secobarbital
Second wind (sleep)
Second wind (or third wind, fourth wind, etc.), a colloquial name for the scientific term wake maintenance zone, is a sleep phenomenon in which a person, after a prolonged period of staying awake, temporarily ceases to feel drowsy, often making it difficult to fall asleep when exhausted.
See Somnolence and Second wind (sleep)
Sedative
A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and other psychological conditions.
See Somnolence and Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of antidepressant medications used to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorders, social phobia, chronic neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), and menopausal symptoms.
See Somnolence and Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Shift work sleep disorder
Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by insomnia, excessive sleepiness, or both affecting people whose work hours overlap with the typical sleep period.
See Somnolence and Shift work sleep disorder
Sickness behavior
Ancher, Michael, "The Sick Girl", 1882, Statens Museum for Kunst Sickness behavior is a coordinated set of adaptive behavioral changes that develop in ill individuals during the course of an infection.
See Somnolence and Sickness behavior
Skull fracture
A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull, usually occurring as a result of blunt force trauma.
See Somnolence and Skull fracture
Sleep
Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain sensory activity is inhibited.
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder in which repetitive pauses in breathing, periods of shallow breathing, or collapse of the upper airway during sleep results in poor ventilation and sleep disruption.
See Somnolence and Sleep apnea
Sleep onset
Sleep onset is the transition from wakefulness into sleep. Somnolence and sleep onset are sleep.
See Somnolence and Sleep onset
Stress (biology)
Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition.
See Somnolence and Stress (biology)
Thioridazine
Thioridazine (Mellaril or Melleril) is a first generation antipsychotic drug belonging to the phenothiazine drug group and was previously widely used in the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis.
See Somnolence and Thioridazine
Tricyclic antidepressant
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of medications that are used primarily as antidepressants.
See Somnolence and Tricyclic antidepressant
Ziprasidone
Ziprasidone, sold under the brand name Geodon among others, is an atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
See Somnolence and Ziprasidone
Zopiclone
--> Zopiclone, sold under the brand name Imovane among others, is a nonbenzodiazepine used to treat difficulty sleeping.
See also
Mental processes
- État second
- Ambidexterity
- Attention
- Cognition
- Conatus
- Conceptual blending
- Consciousness
- Creativity
- Ecstasy (emotion)
- Guessing
- Handedness
- Heuristic-systematic model of information processing
- Homeostatic feeling
- Imagination
- Intellect
- Intention
- Introspection
- Lateral thinking
- Laterality
- Meaning (philosophy)
- Memory
- Memory and retention in learning
- Models of consciousness
- Perception
- Point of view (philosophy)
- Qualia
- Semantics (psychology)
- Social thinking
- Somnolence
- Theory of narrative thought
- Thought
- Unconscious
- Unconscious mind
- Will (philosophy)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnolence
Also known as Disorder of excessive somnolence, Drowsiness, Drowsy, Drowziness, Excessive somnolence, Marked drowsiness, Mental weakness, Need to sleep constantly, Sleepiness, Somnolent, Somnolescence, Somnolescent, .
, Irregular sleep–wake rhythm disorder, Latin, Lethargy, Lurasidone, Medical classification, Meningitis, Microsleep, Mirtazapine, Monoamine oxidase inhibitor, Mood disorder, Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Narcolepsy, Nitrazepam, Non-24-hour sleep–wake disorder, Olanzapine, Opiate, Oxycodone, Parkinson's disease, Pergolide, Periodic limb movement disorder, Phenytoin, Postprandial somnolence, Pramipexole, Pregabalin, Promethazine, Psychiatry, Quetiapine, Restless legs syndrome, Risperidone, Secobarbital, Second wind (sleep), Sedative, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Shift work sleep disorder, Sickness behavior, Skull fracture, Sleep, Sleep apnea, Sleep onset, Stress (biology), Thioridazine, Tricyclic antidepressant, Ziprasidone, Zopiclone.