Some initial advice for problems falling and staying asleep as well as some brief information to frequently asked questions about sleep can be found under “Infos and Tips”.
Insomnia
- Chronic Insomnia Disorder (longer than 3 months)
- Short-Term Insomnia Disorder (shorter than 3 months)
- Excessive Time in Bed
- Short Sleeper
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Obstruktive Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Cheyne-Stokes Breathing, Primary Central Sleep Apnea, High Altitude Periodic Breathing, Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea)
- Sleep Related Hypoventilation Disorders (Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome, Idiopathic Central Alveolar Hypoventilation, etc.)
- Sleep Related Hypoxemia with normal blood CO2-values (due to neurological, pulmonological, and neuromuscular diseases)
- Snoring
- Catathrenia (sleep related groaning)
Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Narcolepsy with Cataplexy (Type 1)
- Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (Type 2)
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Kleine-Levin Syndrome
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medical Disorder (Parkinsonism, head trauma, infection, brain lesion, brain tumor, etc.)
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Hypersomnia Associated with a Psychiatric Disorder (non-organic)
- Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
- Long Sleeper
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (evening type)
- Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (morning type)
- Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Shift Work Disorder
- Jet Lag Disorder
- Circadian Sleep-Wake Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Parasomnias (undesirable events or experiences during sleep, upon awakening or falling asleep)
NREM-Related Parasomnias (disorders of partial arousal)
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep Terrors (pavor nocturnus)
- Confusional Arousals
- Sleep Related Eating Disorder
REM-Related Parasomnias
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis
- Nigthmare Disorder
Other Parasomnias
- Exploding Head Syndrome (painless acoustic sensation)
- Sleep Related Hallucinations
- Sleep Enuresis (bed wetting)
- Parasomnia Due to a Medical Disorder
- Parasomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Sleep Talking
Sleep Related Movement Disorders
- Restless Legs Syndrome (urge to move the limbs when awake)
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder during sleep
- Sleep Related Leg Cramps
- Sleep Related Bruxism (tooth grinding)
- Sleep Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder (e.g. body rocking, head banging)
- Benign Sleep Myoclonus of Infancy
- Propriospinal Myoclonus at Sleep Onset
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medical Disorder
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medication or Substance
- Excessive Fragmentary Myoclonus
- Hypnagogic Foot Tremor and Alternating Leg Muscle Activation around sleep onset
- Sleep Starts (Hypnic Jerks)
Sleep Related Medical and Neurological Disorders
- Sleep Related Epilepsy (e.g. nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy)
- Sleep Related Headaches (e.g. cluster headaches, migraines, hypnic headaches)
- Sleep Related Laryngospasms
- Sleep Related Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Sleep Related Myocardial Ischemia (angina pectoris)
- Fatal Familial Insomnia (very rare inherited prion disease)
Insomnia
- Chronic Insomnia Disorder (longer than 3 months)
- Short-Term Insomnia Disorder (shorter than 3 months)
- Excessive Time in Bed
- Short Sleeper
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Obstruktive Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Cheyne-Stokes Breathing, Primary Central Sleep Apnea, High Altitude Periodic Breathing, Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea)
- Sleep Related Hypoventilation Disorders (Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome, Idiopathic Central Alveolar Hypoventilation, etc.)
- Sleep Related Hypoxemia with normal blood CO2-values (due to neurological, pulmonological, and neuromuscular diseases)
- Snoring
- Catathrenia (sleep related groaning)
Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Narcolepsy with Cataplexy (Type 1)
- Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (Type 2)
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Kleine-Levin Syndrome
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medical Disorder (Parkinsonism, head trauma, infection, brain lesion, brain tumor, etc.)
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Hypersomnia Associated with a Psychiatric Disorder (non-organic)
- Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
- Long Sleeper
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (evening type)
- Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (morning type)
- Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Shift Work Disorder
- Jet Lag Disorder
- Circadian Sleep-Wake Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Parasomnias (undesirable events or experiences during sleep, upon awakening or falling asleep)
NREM-Related Parasomnias (disorders of partial arousal)
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep Terrors (pavor nocturnus)
- Confusional Arousals
- Sleep Related Eating Disorder
REM-Related Parasomnias
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis
- Nigthmare Disorder
Other Parasomnias
- Exploding Head Syndrome (painless acoustic sensation)
- Sleep Related Hallucinations
- Sleep Enuresis (bed wetting)
- Parasomnia Due to a Medical Disorder
- Parasomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Sleep Talking
Sleep Related Movement Disorders
- Restless Legs Syndrome (urge to move the limbs when awake)
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder during sleep
- Sleep Related Leg Cramps
- Sleep Related Bruxism (tooth grinding)
- Sleep Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder (e.g. body rocking, head banging)
- Benign Sleep Myoclonus of Infancy
- Propriospinal Myoclonus at Sleep Onset
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medical Disorder
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medication or Substance
- Excessive Fragmentary Myoclonus
- Hypnagogic Foot Tremor and Alternating Leg Muscle Activation around sleep onset
- Sleep Starts (Hypnic Jerks)
Sleep Related Medical and Neurological Disorders
- Sleep Related Epilepsy (e.g. nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy)
- Sleep Related Headaches (e.g. cluster headaches, migraines, hypnic headaches)
- Sleep Related Laryngospasms
- Sleep Related Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Sleep Related Myocardial Ischemia (angina pectoris)
- Fatal Familial Insomnia (very rare inherited prion disease)