摘要
<正>The beginning In France,the first written note on sleep dates back to 1594:"Sleep is one of the main phases for putting one’s self in order and governing oneself. By bringing all things to rest,sleep comforts the senses and strengthens the body". In the centuries that follow,several other clinical observations and notions are disseminated sporadically; for instance,sleep issues being described in a14-year-old with a nervous system disorder,the hallucinations with sleepwalking or a case-report of mandatory unemployment due to an incessant and irresistible need to sleep. Even a Chinese trace can be found in the early history of sleep,and sleep re-