Government Medical College, India
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Neurophysiology of sleep and sleep-wake disorders
Author(s): Dharitri Parmar
Sleep and wakefulness are important physiological
manifestations of brain, even for clinicians. Review on
Physiology of Sleep includes wakefulness as they are
interchangeable, interdependent states. On discussion with
introduction to sleep which includes sleep cycle; types of sleep;
sleep waves neurotransmitters, pathways, circuits and receptors
are summarised. Role of higher centres, parts of brain and other
factors (steroid, biological rhythm, aging etc) are reviewed. Its
implication in various sleep disorders and recent advances in
neurophysiology related to sleep are described.
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