GENERAL OVERVIEW ON SLEEP MEDICATION

GENERAL OVERVIEW ON SLEEP MEDICATION

There are many medications that cross the blood-brain barrier affecting the central nervous system and converting the normal patterns of sleep and wakefulness. Some drugs are used to treat special sleep disorders but others can induce sleep disorders (e.g. periodic limb movements during sleep, restl...

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Main Authors: Floriana Boghez, Ioana Mindruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2018-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
sleep medication
sleep quality
sleep macrostructure
rem and nrem sleep
excessive daytime sleepiness
benzodiazepines
nonbenzodiazepines receptor agonists
melatonin and melatonin receptor agonists
antiepileptic drugs
antidepressants
atypical antipsychotics
central stimulants
dopamine agonists
analgesics
orexin antagonists
insomnia
parasomnia
epilepsy
restless leg syndrome
periodic leg movements in sleep
narcolepsy
hypersomnia
Online Access:http://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2018-Nr.3/RJN_2018_3_Art-01.pdf

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