On 17 Nov 2010 at 1:10, Pollak, Edward wrote:
> I distinctly remember reading that there are some (very few) > people for whom it is normal to get an hour or less sleep per > night. > Can anyone out there helpwith a reference? It's driving me > nuts. Driving while nuts is a serious offense. I hope this helps. Meddis R, Pearson AJ, Langford G.An extreme case of healthy insomnia. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1973 Aug;35(2):213-4 I recall this is the case of an elderly woman who only slept a few hours a night, (not an hour or less) and managed just fine with it. Unfortunately, there's no abstract available from PubMed, and since I dragged all my files home and they're now piled in boxes on the floor, I can't find the copy I'm sure I have somewhere. I might try to dig it up tomorrow, but most university libraries should have a copy of this old journal (good luck on getting it on-line). On the other hand, there is a dreadful disorder known as fatal familial insomnia, thought to be a prion (like mad cow) disease, in which the sufferer stays awake until he dies (hence the fatal part), but I doubt this is what Ed is looking for. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6550 or send a blank email to leave-6550-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
