In sleep science, sleep onset latency (SOL) is the length of time that it takes to accomplish the transition from full wakefulness to sleep, normally to...

Sleep onset is the transition from wakefulness into sleep. Sleep onset usually transits into non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM sleep) but under certain...

of wakefulness, and high doses in the late evening can increase sleep onset latency. In elderly people, there is an association between use of medication...

person. Various sleep challenges or outcomes have been studied including a reduction in sleep duration, increased sleep onset latency, modifications to...

directly related to sleep onset latency (SOL), REM-sleep onset latency, number of awakenings during the sleep period, total sleep duration, percentages...

short sleep onset latency period, the very efficient sleep (more than 90%), the increased slow wave sleep, and sometimes an elevated amount of sleep spindles...

sleep latency test (MSLT). It assesses the sleep onset latency during the course of one day—often from 8:00 to 16:00. An average sleep onset latency of...

The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) is a sleep disorder diagnostic tool. It is used to measure the time elapsed from the start of a daytime nap period...

with primary sleep disorders who had taken a placebo. Researchers assessed sleep onset latency, total minutes slept, and overall sleep quality in the...

correlated with the sleep onset latency, which is a sensitive parameter of the so-called first night effect—the reduced quality of sleep during the first...

exhibited an average sleep onset latency twice that of the 3 control subjects and almost twice the amount of wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO) as control...

sleep, and the latency from sleep onset to slow-wave sleep is halved. Sleep latency is generally measured with the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). In...

be used for both improving sleep onset, sleep onset latency, and staying asleep. Guidelines from NICE, the European Sleep Research Society, and the American...

suggested that hydroxyzine acts as an acute hypnotic, reducing sleep onset latency and increasing sleep duration—also showing that some drowsiness did occur. This...

must present with either cataplexy, a mean sleep latency of less than 8 minutes, and two or more sleep-onset REM periods (SOREMPs), or they must present...

test for different sleep characteristics and disorders. These include simple sleep studies, polysomnography, multiple sleep latency tests (MSLTs), maintenance...

sleep onset latency for people with insomnia. However, several studies found music to have neither positive nor negative effects on subjective sleep quality...

caffeine temporarily block the effect of adenosine, prolong sleep latency, and reduce total sleep time and quality. Humans are also influenced by aspects...

fall asleep, sleep onset latency, during several daytime opportunities. He later was inducted to the Hall of Fame of the American Sleep and Breathing...

entity for the slash (punctuation) Sleep onset latency - length of time of the transition from full wakefulness to sleep Space-occupying lesion of the brain...

completely sleep deprived for 1 day. Sleep debt has been tested in a number of studies through the use of a sleep onset latency test. This test attempts to measure...

estimates total sleep time (TST), sleep efficiency, and wake after sleep onset, though its accuracy for sleep-onset latency (SOL) and daytime sleep estimation...

experience sleep paralysis have shorter REM sleep latencies than normal along with shortened NREM and REM sleep cycles, and fragmentation of REM sleep. This...

produced immediate improvements in all outcome measures (including sleep onset latency, subjective sleepiness, fatigue, vigor, and cognitive performance)...

duration, sleep latency, and instances of waking up. The professional will further inquire about other external factors that may impact sleep. Prescription...

and the benzodiazepines in terms of sleep onset latency, total sleep duration, number of awakenings, quality of sleep, adverse events, tolerance, rebound...

noteworthy reductions in sleep effort and sleep performance anxiety. It has also been found that subjectively measured sleep onset latency [SOL] (time taken...

eye movement) sleep states. Those who use stimulants report worse sleep qualities, like increased sleep onset latency and reduced sleep efficiency due...

spindles and the time spent in REM sleep are also reduced, while its latency is increased. The poorly sleep onset in AD has been also associated with...

zopiclone and the benzodiazepines in sleep onset latency, total sleep duration, number of awakenings, quality of sleep, adverse events, tolerance, rebound...