Delta Sleep

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Delta Sleep

The deepest form of sleep, in which the EEG waves are primarily < 4 Hz and correspond to stage 3, in which < 50% of the waves are delta; in stage 4, > 50% are delta waves. It is the most difficult stage from which to wake sleepers; when they are awakened, they are usually sleepy and disoriented. It is also the period during which sleep walking and sleep talking most often occur. Delta sleep is greatest in children and declines with age

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