Extrinsic Sleep Disorders (Disorders that either originate or develop from causes outside the body)

• Nocturnal Eating (Drinking)Syndrome (Sleep Eating)

PARASOMNIAS (Disorder of arousal, partial arousal or sleep stage transition)

Arousal Disorders (A parasomnia disorder presumed to be due to an abnormal arousal mechanism)

• Confusional Arousals (Sleep inertia)
• Somnambulism (Sleepwalking) in adults
• Somnambulism (Sleepwalking) in children
• Sleep Terrors in children
• Sleep Terrors in adults

Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders

• Nocturnal Leg Cramps
• Rhythmic Movement Disorder
• Sleeptalking

Parasomnias Usually Associated with REM Sleep

• Nightmares
• Sleep Paralysis
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)

Other Parasomnias

• Infant Sleep Apnea
• Primary Snoring
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Sleep Bruxism (tooth grinding or tooth clenching)
• Sleep Enuresis (Bedwetting) in children

Sleep Disorders Associated With Medical/Psychiatric Disorders

Associated With Neurological Disorders

• Fatal Familial Insomnia
• Parkinsonism
• Sleep Related Epilepsy
• Sleep Related Headaches

Associated With Other Medical Disorders

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
• Fibromyalgia
• Nocturnal Cardiac Ischemia
• Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Sleep Related Asthma
• Sleep Related Gastroesophageal Reflux

Associated With Mental Disorders

• Alcoholism
• Anxiety Disorder
• Mood Disorders
• Panic Disorder

Proposed Sleep Disorders

• Short Sleeper
• Long Sleeper
• Subwakefuness Syndrome
• Fragmentary Myoclonus
• Sleep Hyperhidrosis (Excessive sweating)
• Menstrual-Associated Sleep Disorder
• Pregnancy-Associated Sleep Disorder
• Terrifying Hypnogogic Hallucinations
• Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypnea
• Sleep-Related Laryngospasm
• Sleep-Choking Syndrome

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