Sentence examples for impaired alertness from inspiring English sources

Over time, disruption of sleep secondary to hot flushes and/or night sweats leads to chronic sleep deficits, significantly impaired alertness and mental acuity, carelessness, forgetfulness, and decreased work productivity.

The second problem occurred because patients with larger strokes had impaired alertness and awareness and were not able to provide informed consent; in this study we did not use carer consent as is often carried out in the initial stage of acute stroke trials.

The combination of bright light and caffeine as countermeasure to impaired alertness and performance during extended sleep deprivation.

A potential side effect is confusion or impaired alertness, so use caution if driving while on Zyrtec.[5].

86 87 The impact of this disruption on athletes' daytime function is not yet known, but in untrained adults it impairs alertness, cognitive performance and well-being.

With progression to PDD these deficits worsen, and impaired vigilance also develops with fluctuating levels of alertness (Ballard et al., 2002), which in turn drives fluctuating levels of cognition (Walker, 2000).

Although Goodrich proclaimed their futures bright at the time of the separation, and one of the two boys is indeed thriving, his brother eventually developed debilitating seizures; the boy, now 9, takes medication that impairs his alertness and cognition.

Short-term consequences of sleep debt can include decreased daytime alertness, impaired memory and cognitive ability, and more than double the risk of sustaining an occupational injury.

Regarding the railway sector, incident logs and simulation studies show that employee fatigue leads to lack of alertness, impaired performance, and occurrence of incidents.

The speed, coordination and pacing requirements of finger tapping can be affected by levels of alertness, impaired ability to focus attention, or slowing of responses.

On the other hand, in very preterm infants, those <31 weeks gestational age, high repeated exposure to sucrose impaired motor development, alertness and orientation after 5 weeks, so caution and more research are required.