mi·cro·sleep (m  kr -sl p )n. A period of sleep that lasts up to a few seconds, usually experienced by narcoleptics or by severely sleep-deprived people. |
Microsleep
A brief episode of sleep of precipitous onset, lasting from a fraction of a second to 30 seconds. It occurs in night-shift fatigue, and is associated with excess daytime sleepiness and automatic behaviour
Aetiology Sleep deprivation, mental fatigue, sleep apnea, hypoxia, narcolepsy, or hypersomnia
Aetiology Sleep deprivation, mental fatigue, sleep apnea, hypoxia, narcolepsy, or hypersomnia
microsleep
Nodding Sleep disorders A brief episode of sleep lasting a few secs, which occurs in night-shift fatigue; it is associated with excess daytime sleepiness and automatic behavior. See Circadian rhythm, Libby Zion, Night-shift
fatigue, Sleep disorders.
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