Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, Volume 4-2 (Hardcover)

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are caused by a mismatch between the sleep - wake pattern and circadian phase. Sleep at the circadian high is impaired, while alertness is reduced during wakefulness. This issue discusses biological timekeeping, consequences of circadian disruption in animal models, influence of circadian system on disease severity, effect of light on circadian physiology, melatonin, non-24-hour disorder, irregular sleep-wake disorder, advanced sleep phase, delayed sleep phase, jet lag, shift work, circadian disruption and psychiatric disorders, and winter depression.

General

Imprint:	WB Saunders
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Clinics: Internal Medicine
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Authors:	Kenneth P. Wright
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4377-0541-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
LSN:	1-4377-0541-3
Barcode:	9781437705416

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