Sleep Board Review Question: Hyperarousal in Insomnia

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 12:04PM
Rick Robbins, M.D. in adrenocorticotropic, blood pressure, body temperature, brain metabolism, cortisol, heart rate, high-frequency electroencephalographic beta activity, hyperarousal, insomnia, metabolic rate, sleep spindle activity

Rohit Budhiraja, MD

Department of Medicine, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) and University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

 

Insomnia is characterized by which of the following?

1. Increased brain metabolism compared to controls only during awake.
2. Increased brain metabolism compared to controls only during sleep.
3. Increased brain metabolism during both asleep and awake compared to controls.
4. No increase in brain metabolism compared to controls.

Reference as: Budhiraja R. Sleep board review question: hyperarounsal in insomnia. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2013;7(1):38-9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc091-13 PDF

Article originally appeared on Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep (https://www.swjpcc.com/).