GLOSSARY
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A
- AASM
- Ablation
- Absenteeism
- Acetylcholine
- Acid Reflux
- Actigraph
- Actigraphy
- AD
- ad libitum
- ADD
- Adenoid
- Adenoids
- Adenosine
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- ADHD
- Adherence
- Adiposity
- Advanced sleep-wake phase disorder
- AHI
- Airway Patency
- Alcohol consumption
- Alertness
- Alzheimers Disease
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Heart Association
- Amygdala
- Amyloid-beta
- Angina
- Apnea
- Apnea-Hypopnea Index
- ASWPD
- ATP
- Atrial fibrillation
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Augmentation
- Auto-Titrating Positive Airway Pressure
- Autonomic nervous system
C
- Caffeine consumption
- Cardioversion
- Cataplexy
- CBT-I
- CDC
- CDoH
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Central Nervous System
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebral Cortex
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
- Cholesterol
- Chronic
- Chronotherapy
- Chronotype
- Circadian Clock
- Circadian Desynchrony
- Circadian Development
- Circadian Health
- Circadian Pacemaker
- Circadian Preference
- Circadian Rhythm
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders
- CK1δ/ε
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Sleep Medicine
- Clinical Trial
- CLOCK
- Clock Genes
- CNS
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
- Cognitive Function
- Cognitive Impairment
- Cognitive performance
- Comorbidity
- Complex Carbohydrate
- Computed Tomography
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Cortisol
- CPAP
- Craniofacial
- CRSWD
- CRY Proteins
- CSA
- CSF
- CT
D
E
G
H
I
L
M
- Magnesium
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
- Malaise
- Mandibular Advancement Device
- Meal timing
- Melatonin
- Memory Acquisition
- Memory Consolidation
- Memory Dysfunction
- Memory Recall
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Metabolism
- Microsleep
- Modafinil
- Mood Fluctuations
- Motor Neuron
- Mouth Breathing
- MSLT
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test
- Mutual Inhibition
- MWT
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myoclonus
N
O
P
- Parasomnias
- Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Patient Volunteer
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- PCORI
- PD
- Period Proteins
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
- Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep
- PFC
- Pharmacotherapy
- Pharynx
- Phase Shift
- Phase-Advance Agents
- Physiologic
- Pitolisant
- Placebo
- PLMD
- PLMS
- Polyphasic Sleep
- Polysomnogram
- Polysomnography
- Positional Therapy
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Prescription Sleep Medication
- Presenteeism
- Prevalence
- Principal Investigator
- Procedural Memory
- Process C
- Process S
- Prolactin
- Protocol
- PSG
- Public Health
- Pulmonary hypertension
R
S
- Satisfaction
- Saturated Fatty Acid
- SCN
- Screening
- Serotonin
- Shift Work
- Shift Work Disorder
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder
- Short Sleep Duration
- Short-Term Insomnia
- Siesta
- Single- or Double-Blind Studies
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Architecture
- Sleep Consolidation
- Sleep Continuity
- Sleep Debt
- Sleep deprivation
- Sleep disorders
- Sleep Drive
- Sleep duration
- Sleep Efficiency
- Sleep environment
- Sleep fragmentation
- Sleep Gate
- Sleep Health
- Sleep History
- Sleep hygiene
- Sleep Inertia
- Sleep Latency
- Sleep Onset
- Sleep Paralysis
- Sleep Pressure
- Sleep Regressions
- Sleep regularity
- Sleep Spindle
- Sleep study
- Sleep Switch
- Sleep Terrors
- Sleep timing
- Sleep-Maintenance Insomnia
- Sleep-Onset Insomnia
- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
- Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
- Sleep-Wake Homeostat
- Sleepwalking
- Sleepy
- Slow-Wave Sleep
- Snoring
- Social jetlag
- Solriamfetol
- Somnambulism
- Spinal Tap
- SSD
- Stroke
- Sudden cardiac death
- Suicide attempts
- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)
- SWS
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- Symptom Diary
- Synapse