Sleep Disorders

"Sleep Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Conditions characterized by disturbances of usual sleep patterns or behaviors. Sleep disorders may be divided into three major categories: DYSSOMNIAS (i.e. disorders characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia), PARASOMNIAS (abnormal sleep behaviors), and sleep disorders secondary to medical or psychiatric disorders. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187)

Descriptor ID

D012893

MeSH Number(s)

C10.886

C23.888.592.796

F03.870

Concept/Terms

Sleep Disorders

Subwakefullness Syndrome

Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypnea

Long Sleeper Syndrome

Short Sleeper Syndrome

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sleep Disorders".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Sleep Disorders [C10.886]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Sleep Disorders [C23.888.592.796]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Sleep Disorders [F03.870]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sleep Disorders".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sleep Disorders".

Sleep Disorders
Dyssomnias
Parasomnias

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