Sleep Deprivation

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome
Pathologic Function
Phenomenon or Process

Definition:

The state of being deprived of sleep under experimental conditions, due to life events, or from a wide variety of pathophysiologic causes such as medication effect, chronic illness, psychiatric illness, or sleep disorder.

Synonyms:

Deprivation, REM Sleep
Deprivation, Sleep
Deprivations, REM Sleep
Deprivations, Sleep
Fragmentation, Sleep
Fragmentations, Sleep
Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
Insufficient Sleep Syndromes
REM Sleep Deprivation
REM Sleep Deprivations
Sleep Deprivation, REM
Sleep Deprivations
Sleep Deprivations, REM
Sleep Fragmentation
Sleep Fragmentations
Syndrome, Insufficient Sleep
Syndromes, Insufficient Sleep

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