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Sleep Deprivation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sleep Deprivation
Tree Number(s)
C10.886.425.175
C23.888.592.796.772
F02.830.855.671
F03.870.400.099
Unique ID
D012892
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012892
Annotation
do not confuse with SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS, inability to fall asleep or sleep
Scope Note
The state of being deprived of sleep under experimental conditions, due to life events, or from a wide variety of pathophysiologic causes such as medication effect, chronic illness, psychiatric illness, or sleep disorder.
Entry Term(s)
Inadequate Sleep
Insufficient Sleep
Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
REM Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Debt
Sleep Fragmentation
Sleep Insufficiency
Public MeSH Note
67
History Note
67(64)
Date Established
1967/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/08
Revision Date
2021/05/12
Sleep Deprivation Preferred
Insufficient Sleep Syndrome Related
REM Sleep Deprivation Narrower
Sleep Fragmentation Related
Insufficient Sleep Related
Sleep Debt Related
Sleep Insufficiency Related
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