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==Sleep abnormalities and associations with other diseases==
==Sleep abnormalities and associations with other diseases==
Abnormalities of REM sleep such as excessive motor activity are associated with subsequent [[Parkinson's Disease]] and Lewy body [[dementia]].<ref name="pmid19109537">{{cite journal |author=Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Fantini ML, Massicotte-Marquez J, Montplaisir J |title=Quantifying the risk of neurodegenerative disease in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder |journal=Neurology |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |month=December |pmid=19109537 |doi=10.1212/01.wnl.0000340980.19702.6e |url=http://www.neurology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19109537 |issn=}}</ref>
Abnormalities of REM sleep such as excessive motor activity are associated with subsequent [[Parkinson's Disease]] and Lewy body [[dementia]].<ref name="pmid19109537">{{cite journal |author=Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Fantini ML, Massicotte-Marquez J, Montplaisir J |title=Quantifying the risk of neurodegenerative disease in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder |journal=Neurology |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |month=December |pmid=19109537 |doi=10.1212/01.wnl.0000340980.19702.6e |url=http://www.neurology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19109537 |issn=}}</ref>
Reduced amount of sleep may be associated with [[cardiovascular disease]] such as [[coronary heart disease]] and [[stroke]].<ref name="pmid19001199">{{cite journal |author=Eguchi K, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE, ''et al'' |title=Short sleep duration as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events in Japanese patients with hypertension |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=168 |issue=20 |pages=2225–31 |year=2008 |month=November |pmid=19001199 |doi=10.1001/archinte.168.20.2225 |url=http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19001199 |issn=}}</ref>


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In physiology, sleep is a "readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility."[1]

Sleep stages

The stages of sleep include "Stage 1: sleep onset, drowsy sleep; Stage 2: light sleep; Stages 3 and 4: delta sleep, light sleep, deep sleep, telencephalic sleep"[2] and REM sleep. REM sleep is "characterized by rapid movements of the eye and low voltage fast pattern EEG. It is usually associated with dreaming."[3]

Disorders of sleep

Obstructive sleep apnea

For more information, see: Obstructive sleep apnea.


Sleep abnormalities and associations with other diseases

Abnormalities of REM sleep such as excessive motor activity are associated with subsequent Parkinson's Disease and Lewy body dementia.[4]

Reduced amount of sleep may be associated with cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease and stroke.[5]

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