Larger Phase Angle Between Sleep Propensity and Melatonin Rhythms in Sighted Humans with Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
Bibliographic Information
- Published
- 2002-01
- DOI
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- 10.1093/sleep/25.1.83
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Description
This study was aimed to clarify phase angle between sleep propensity and the circadian pacemaker in patients with non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome (Non-24).A case-control study was underaken.Sighted patient with Non-24 (4 males and 1 female, aged 16 to 39 y), and sex- and age-matched healthy controls (12 males and 3 females, aged 19 to 35 y) participated the study. MEASUREMENT AND INTERVENTION: Following an actigraphic assessment of the sleep-wake cycle in their homes, the participants entered an ultra-short sleep-wake schedule together with simultaneous measurement of dim light melatonin rhythm after 24-hour sleep deprivation.The period of the sleep-wake cycle observed at home was longer in the Non-24 patients (25.12 hours) than in the controls (24.02 hours, p<0.0001). The interval from sleep propensity (SP) onset to the melatonin midpoint (MLmid) was significantly shorter in the Non-24 patients than in the controls. The interval from the MLmid to the SP offset was significantly longer in the Non-24 patients than in the controls.It was postulated that Non-24 sufferers' delayed SP onset relative to the circadian pacemaker may accelerate the light-induced phase-delay, leading to sleep-wake cycle that is longer than 24 hours.
Journal
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- Sleep
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Sleep 25 (1), 83-88, 2002-01
Oxford University Press (OUP)