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hypersomnia
an inability to stay awake
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insomnia
an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
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pavor nocturnus, sleep terror disorder
a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep
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sleep apnea
apnea that occurs during sleep
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catalepsy
a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
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narcolepsy
a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
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SIDS, cot death, crib death, infant death, sudden infant death syndrome
sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
