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Explanation:
Electroencephalogram (EEG). Due to his problem with staying awake, Akira’s doctor has scheduled an overnight sleep study. Such studies often include the diagnostic method of Electroencephalogram (EEG), which can help to assess brain activity both during awake and sleep hours. This procedure will help to identify if Akira’s condition is a result of pathological electrical activity in his cerebral cortex. For example, if he is suffering from epilepsy.
Stimulants. In order to improve his condition at school, Akira consumes coffee and energy drinks, which belong to the category of stimulants. Such drinks have this property largely because they contain caffeine. Caffeine is known for its ability to increase the activity of the central nervous system. This type of stimulant is a natural compound of coffee and tea plants and thus is a very widely available stimulant. Energy drinks are reported to contain caffeine in much more significant amounts than coffee and tea.
Melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone produced in the human brain. It is responsible for sleep and wakefulness patterns. Because Akira is a student, he is likely to use electronic devices, like smartphones and computers, for many hours per day. The wide array of scientific research has connected trouble sleeping to the use of electronic devices because their screens emit blue light. The blue light suppresses the production of melatonin in the brain and can cause sleep disorders like insomnia. After asking all the necessary questions about Akira's lifestyle and habits his doctor might advise to reducing exposure to the blue light.
Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that is characterized by an inability to stay awake. The medical examination and study that Akira will undergo will help his doctor to identify if Akira is suffering from narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a rare condition that can be easily mistaken for secondary hypersomnia, which is on the contrary very common. Secondary means that it is a result of the other (primary) condition or disorder, like obesity, sleep apnea or clinical depression. Once Akira’s doctor will run all necessary diagnoses and will identify the cause of Akira’s condition, he will receive a respective treatment.
Narcolepsy
The condition which Akira is going through may be medically speaking referred to as Narcolepsy.
When a person repeatedly experiences brief occurrences of deep sleep during the day, accompanied by weakness of muscle tone and loss of voluntary control (also known as Cataplexy) as well as hypnagogic hallucinations (that is, imagining things just before falling into this deep sleep) they are said to have a medical condition (psychological in nature) called Narcolepsy.
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
This refers to a device used to carry out an electrophysiological test which the doctor will carry out on Akira. The process is called Electroencephalography. It involves the connection of small circular metallic plates to various parts of Akira's scalp.
Another name for these discs is electrodes. They are used to collect and record electrical signals or waves emitted by the brain.
These signals are always active. The electrodes are linked into the EEG and the waves or signals it collects from the brain will be shown on a visual report/display in form of waves.
Akira's doctor who is most likely a somnologist (that is a doctor who specializes in sleep disorder) will study the wave readings/report as part of his diagnosis of Akira's condition.
Stimulants
This is the collective name used to describe the drinks that Akira consumed to help him stay awake and alert. In the question, some drinks were mentioned. They are:
These drinks in themselves are not stimulants. They both contain a powerful stimulant called - Caffeine. There are legal and illegal stimulants. Examples of legal stimulants are:
Melatonin
This refers to a hormone only found in animals with a backbone (or vertebrates). When the body is functioning normally, melatonin is produced by the pineal gland at night. One of its key functions is that it helps to regulate the sleep cycle (or circadian rhythms). When the environment is dark, it triggers the body into producing more melatonin. When this happens the body begins to prepare to sleep.
It is possible that Akiras body produces excess melatonin even during the day. This may be responsible for why he is always feeling sleepy.
To learn more about Narcolepsy, see the following link:
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