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SLEE5103: Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders
2025 unit information
This unit of study aims to develop a detailed understanding of non-respiratory sleep disorders and their treatment in adults and children. NREM parasomnias and REM behavior disorder are discussed with other disorders associated with unintentional behaviours examined. Disorders associated with excessive sleepiness, such as insomnia and narcolepsy and disorders of the sleep/wake cycle, such as circadian rhythm disorders and insomnia, are presented with the association between psychiatric conditions and sleep rounding out the unit. Learning will include regular short answer quizzes, as well as broader written assessments.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sleep Medicine |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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SLEE5101 |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand the clinical and polysomnographic presentations of NREM parasomnias in order to identify and classify these and differentiate these from seizure related events.
- LO2. Describe the clinical and polysomnographic presentations of REM sleep behaviour disorder in order to identify and characterise this sleep disorder and its relationship with other medical conditions.
- LO3. Recognise the features of restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements of sleep and bruxism in order to correctly identify these sleep disorders.
- LO4. Understand the various causes of excessive sleepiness in order to discriminate if a sleep disorder is present and the clinical and polysomnographic features of disorders of excessive sleepiness
- LO5. Describe the various types of insomnia to enable their evaluation
- LO6. Understand the features of different types of circadian rhythm disorders in order to classify these sleep disorders
- LO7. Identify lifestyle driven sleep disturbance in order to identify modifiable risk factors.
- LO8. Gain an understanding of the causes and exacerbating factors involved to explain the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health conditions.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Online | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2025
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Online | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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