Physiology of Sleep and Clinical Characteristics
Volume 1 - Issue 3
Miranda Nava Gabriel*
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- Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist, Chief of Neurology of the Hospital Center of the Presidential General Staff, Mexico
*Corresponding author:
Gabriel Miranda Nava, Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist, Attached to the Hospital Center of the
Presidential General Staff, Master in Public Health, Doctor in Administration and Public policies, Mexico
Received: May 23, 2018; Published: May 29, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/OJNBD.2018.01.000114
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Abstract
Sleep is defined as a natural decrease in the perception [1] of
the external environment that occurs periodically and reversibly,
but retaining a certain degree of reactivity towards the environment
and autonomous functions [2]. Sleep is considered an active process
of biological, cyclical and, it is essential for survival. Most adults
require an amount of sleep between 7-8 hours per day; however,
there are individual variations regarding the schedule, duration,
and internal structure of the dream [3].
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