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Sleep disorders range greatly in their makeup and severity. Disturbances in the timing, quality or amount of sleep are called dyssomnias and include insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders and others. Abnormal behaviors during sleep are called parasomnias and include bedwetting, sleepwalking, nightmares and night terrors.

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