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Sleep-wake disorder

MedGen UID:
167920
•Concept ID:
C0877792
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Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder; Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders; Disturbed Nyctohemeral Rhythm; Disturbed Nyctohemeral Rhythms; Nyctohemeral Rhythm, Disturbed; Nyctohemeral Rhythms, Disturbed; Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm; Sleep Wake Cycle Disorder; Sleep Wake Cycle Disorders; Sleep Wake Schedule Disorder; Sleep Wake Schedule Disorders; Sleep-Wake Cycle Disorder; Sleep-Wake Cycle Disorders; Sleep-Wake Schedule Disorder; Sleep-Wake Schedule Disorders
SNOMED CT: Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder (271794005); Disorder of sleep-wake cycle (271794005); Disturbed nyctohemeral rhythm (271794005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003406

Definition

A sleep disorder characterized by persistent sleep disruption (excessive sleepiness and/or insomnia) that is due to a conflict between the individual''s internal sleep-wake system and the demands of his or her environment regarding the timing and duration of sleep. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Use of Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline.
Smith MT, McCrae CS, Cheung J, Martin JL, Harrod CG, Heald JL, Carden KA
J Clin Sleep Med 2018 Jul 15;14(7):1231-1237. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7230. PMID: 29991437Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-24-h Sleep-Wake Disorder in the Blind.
Emens JS, Eastman CI
Drugs 2017 Apr;77(6):637-650. doi: 10.1007/s40265-017-0707-3. PMID: 28229310
Tasimelteon for the treatment of non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder.
Neubauer DN
Drugs Today (Barc) 2015 Jan;51(1):29-35. doi: 10.1358/dot.2015.51.1.2258364. PMID: 25685859

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sleep-wake disorders in veterans with opioid use disorder: Prevalence and comorbidities.
Celik M, Cosentino D, Fuehrlein B
Sleep Health 2023 Dec;9(6):889-892. Epub 2023 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.05.012. PMID: 37438174
Fibromyalgia, sleep disturbance and menopause: Is there a relationship? A literature review.
Dias RCA, Kulak Junior J, Ferreira da Costa EH, Nisihara RM
Int J Rheum Dis 2019 Nov;22(11):1961-1971. Epub 2019 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13713. PMID: 31612618
Circadian Rhythm Disturbances in the Blind.
Hartley S, Dauvilliers Y, Quera-Salva MA
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2018 Aug 6;18(10):65. doi: 10.1007/s11910-018-0876-9. PMID: 30083814
Efficacy of melatonin with behavioural sleep-wake scheduling for delayed sleep-wake phase disorder: A double-blind, randomised clinical trial.
Sletten TL, Magee M, Murray JM, Gordon CJ, Lovato N, Kennaway DJ, Gwini SM, Bartlett DJ, Lockley SW, Lack LC, Grunstein RR, Rajaratnam SMW; Delayed Sleep on Melatonin (DelSoM) Study Group
PLoS Med 2018 Jun;15(6):e1002587. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002587. PMID: 29912983Free PMC Article
Impacts of shift work on sleep and circadian rhythms.
Boivin DB, Boudreau P
Pathol Biol (Paris) 2014 Oct;62(5):292-301. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.08.001. PMID: 25246026

Diagnosis

Non-24-hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder.
Abbott SM
Neurol Clin 2019 Aug;37(3):545-552. Epub 2019 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2019.03.002. PMID: 31256788
Use of Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline.
Smith MT, McCrae CS, Cheung J, Martin JL, Harrod CG, Heald JL, Carden KA
J Clin Sleep Med 2018 Jul 15;14(7):1231-1237. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7230. PMID: 29991437Free PMC Article
Efficacy of melatonin with behavioural sleep-wake scheduling for delayed sleep-wake phase disorder: A double-blind, randomised clinical trial.
Sletten TL, Magee M, Murray JM, Gordon CJ, Lovato N, Kennaway DJ, Gwini SM, Bartlett DJ, Lockley SW, Lack LC, Grunstein RR, Rajaratnam SMW; Delayed Sleep on Melatonin (DelSoM) Study Group
PLoS Med 2018 Jun;15(6):e1002587. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002587. PMID: 29912983Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-24-h Sleep-Wake Disorder in the Blind.
Emens JS, Eastman CI
Drugs 2017 Apr;77(6):637-650. doi: 10.1007/s40265-017-0707-3. PMID: 28229310
Exploding head syndrome.
Sharpless BA
Sleep Med Rev 2014 Dec;18(6):489-93. Epub 2014 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.03.001. PMID: 24703829

Therapy

Orexin/hypocretin and major psychiatric disorders.
Lin CC, Huang TL
Adv Clin Chem 2022;109:185-212. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/bs.acc.2022.03.006. PMID: 35953127
Circadian Rhythm Disturbances in the Blind.
Hartley S, Dauvilliers Y, Quera-Salva MA
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2018 Aug 6;18(10):65. doi: 10.1007/s11910-018-0876-9. PMID: 30083814
Efficacy of melatonin with behavioural sleep-wake scheduling for delayed sleep-wake phase disorder: A double-blind, randomised clinical trial.
Sletten TL, Magee M, Murray JM, Gordon CJ, Lovato N, Kennaway DJ, Gwini SM, Bartlett DJ, Lockley SW, Lack LC, Grunstein RR, Rajaratnam SMW; Delayed Sleep on Melatonin (DelSoM) Study Group
PLoS Med 2018 Jun;15(6):e1002587. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002587. PMID: 29912983Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-24-h Sleep-Wake Disorder in the Blind.
Emens JS, Eastman CI
Drugs 2017 Apr;77(6):637-650. doi: 10.1007/s40265-017-0707-3. PMID: 28229310
Impacts of shift work on sleep and circadian rhythms.
Boivin DB, Boudreau P
Pathol Biol (Paris) 2014 Oct;62(5):292-301. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.08.001. PMID: 25246026

Prognosis

Major depressive episode with insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness: A more homogeneous and severe subtype of depression.
Maruani J, Boiret C, Leseur J, Romier A, Bazin B, Stern E, Lejoyeux M, Geoffroy PA
Psychiatry Res 2023 Dec;330:115603. Epub 2023 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115603. PMID: 37979319
Light-based methods for predicting circadian phase in delayed sleep-wake phase disorder.
Murray JM, Magee M, Sletten TL, Gordon C, Lovato N, Ambani K, Bartlett DJ, Kennaway DJ, Lack LC, Grunstein RR, Lockley SW, Rajaratnam SMW, Phillips AJK
Sci Rep 2021 May 25;11(1):10878. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89924-8. PMID: 34035333Free PMC Article
Fibromyalgia, sleep disturbance and menopause: Is there a relationship? A literature review.
Dias RCA, Kulak Junior J, Ferreira da Costa EH, Nisihara RM
Int J Rheum Dis 2019 Nov;22(11):1961-1971. Epub 2019 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13713. PMID: 31612618
Delayed sleep phase syndrome and bipolar disorder: Pathogenesis and available common biomarkers.
Talih F, Gebara NY, Andary FS, Mondello S, Kobeissy F, Ferri R
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Oct;41:133-140. Epub 2018 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.02.002. PMID: 29534856
Impacts of shift work on sleep and circadian rhythms.
Boivin DB, Boudreau P
Pathol Biol (Paris) 2014 Oct;62(5):292-301. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.08.001. PMID: 25246026

Clinical prediction guides

Narcolepsy and H1N1 influenza immunology a decade later: What have we learned?
Buonocore SM, van der Most RG
Front Immunol 2022;13:902840. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.902840. PMID: 36311717Free PMC Article
Sleep and sleep disorders in Franz Kafka's narrative works.
Iranzo A, Stefani A, Högl B, Santamaria J; SINBAR
Sleep Med 2019 Mar;55:69-73. Epub 2018 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.12.015. PMID: 30772696
Delayed sleep phase syndrome and bipolar disorder: Pathogenesis and available common biomarkers.
Talih F, Gebara NY, Andary FS, Mondello S, Kobeissy F, Ferri R
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Oct;41:133-140. Epub 2018 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.02.002. PMID: 29534856
The Development of Sleep Medicine: A Historical Sketch.
Schulz H, Salzarulo P
J Clin Sleep Med 2016 Jul 15;12(7):1041-52. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.5946. PMID: 27250813Free PMC Article
Impacts of shift work on sleep and circadian rhythms.
Boivin DB, Boudreau P
Pathol Biol (Paris) 2014 Oct;62(5):292-301. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.08.001. PMID: 25246026

Recent systematic reviews

Sex Differences in Insomnia and Circadian Rhythm Disorders: A Systematic Review.
Pajėdienė E, Urbonavičiūtė V, Ramanauskaitė V, Strazdauskas L, Stefani A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2024 Mar 13;60(3) doi: 10.3390/medicina60030474. PMID: 38541200Free PMC Article
Social and circadian rhythm dysregulation and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Walsh RFL, Maddox MA, Smith LT, Liu RT, Alloy LB
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024 Mar;158:105560. Epub 2024 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105560. PMID: 38272337Free PMC Article

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