Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site wateng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdaisy!wateng!jvenner From: jvenner@wateng.UUCP (Jason P. Venner) Newsgroups: net.med,net.wanted Subject: Need information on sleep and sleep deprivation Message-ID: <362@wateng.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Sep-83 18:46:12 EDT Article-I.D.: wateng.362 Posted: Tue Sep 27 18:46:12 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 28-Sep-83 09:45:13 EDT Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 37 I have an interesting problem, and I wonder if anyone in net land can help. I have a friend who will, on occasion, not sleep for two or more days. After about the second day of no sleep, she becomes incoherent, paranoid, and a bit violent. What I what to know is: _A_r_e _t_h_e_r_e _a_n_y _p_h_y_s_i_o_l_o_g_i_c_a_l _r_e_a_s_o_n_s _f_o_r a person not to be able to sleep incoherence, paranoia and violent behaviour after lack of sleep If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please mail me yours sincerly, Jason P. Venner Integrated Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Canada N2L 3G1 uucp: (jvenner@wateng) (watmath!wateng!jvenner@allegra) (watmath!wateng!jvenner@decvax) (watmath!wateng!jvenner) -- yours sincerely, Jason P. Venner (jvenner@wateng) (watmath!wateng!jvenner) Integrated Studies, Waterloo, Ontario., Canada. N2L 3G1