The sleep-wake process represents one of the basic needs of human beings, as well as feeding and reproducing; however, sociocultural changes have modified our sleep habits in some way, triggering some sleep disorders. Advances in sleep-wake cycle research have made it easier to understand the different alterations that develop due to inadequate sleep hygiene in people. It should be noted that many of the investigations in this regard are based on studies of lower mammals, under the knowledge that the sleep-wake cycle is similar in mammals, thereby transferring this knowledge to human beings with their limitations. Understanding the basic neurophysiology of sleep does not facilitate understanding the different sleep disorders that are manifested in the people who come to our medical consultation.

The sleep-wake process represents one of the basic needs of human beings, as well as feeding and reproducing; however, sociocultural changes have modified our sleep habits in some way, triggering some sleep disorders. Advances in sleep-wake cycle research have made it easier to understand the different alterations that develop due to inadequate sleep hygiene in people. It should be noted that many of the investigations in this regard are based on studies of lower mammals, under the knowledge that the sleep-wake cycle is similar in mammals, thereby transferring this knowledge to human beings with their limitations. Understanding the basic neurophysiology of sleep does not facilitate understanding the different sleep disorders that are manifested in the people who come to our medical consultation.

The sleep-wake process represents one of the basic needs of human beings, as well as feeding and reproducing ; however, sociocultural changes have modified our sleep habits in some way, triggering some sleep disorders. Avances in sleep-wake cycle research have made it easier to understand the different alterations that develop due to inadequate sleep hygiene in people. It should be noted that many of the investigations in this regard are based on studies of lower mammals, under the knowledge that the sleep-wake cycle is similar in mammals, thereby transferring this knowledge to human beings with their limitations. Understanding the basic neurophysiology of sleep does not facilitate understanding the different sleep disorders that are manifested in the people who come to our medical consultation.

تمثل عملية النوم والاستيقاظ أحد الاحتياجات الأساسية للبشر، بالإضافة إلى التغذية والتكاثر ؛ ومع ذلك، فقد غيرت التغييرات الاجتماعية والثقافية عادات نومنا بطريقة ما، مما تسبب في بعض اضطرابات النوم. سهلت التطورات في أبحاث دورة النوم والاستيقاظ فهم التعديلات المختلفة التي تتطور بسبب عدم كفاية نظافة النوم لدى الناس. وتجدر الإشارة إلى أن العديد من التحقيقات في هذا الصدد تستند إلى دراسات للثدييات السفلية، مع العلم أن دورة النوم والاستيقاظ متشابهة في الثدييات، وبالتالي نقل هذه المعرفة إلى البشر مع محدوديتها. إن فهم الفيزيولوجيا العصبية الأساسية للنوم لا يسهل فهم اضطرابات النوم المختلفة التي تتجلى في الأشخاص الذين يأتون إلى استشارتنا الطبية.