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Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders. 2020

Phyllis C Zee, and Sabra M Abbott

This article provides an overview of circadian physiology and discusses common presentations and treatment strategies for the circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. Circadian rhythms are present throughout the body, and appreciation for the role that circadian dysregulation plays in overall health is increasing, with mounting associations between circadian disruption and cardiometabolic disease risk. It is important to recognize the ubiquitous role that circadian rhythms play throughout the brain and body. An understanding of circadian neurophysiology will provide insight into the means by which patients with a variety of neuropathologies at the level of the retina, optic nerve, or hypothalamus may also be at risk for circadian dysfunction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002940	Circadian Rhythm	The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli.	Diurnal Rhythm,Nyctohemeral Rhythm,Twenty-Four Hour Rhythm,Nycthemeral Rhythm,Circadian Rhythms,Diurnal Rhythms,Nycthemeral Rhythms,Nyctohemeral Rhythms,Rhythm, Circadian,Rhythm, Diurnal,Rhythm, Nycthemeral,Rhythm, Nyctohemeral,Rhythm, Twenty-Four Hour,Rhythms, Circadian,Rhythms, Diurnal,Rhythms, Nycthemeral,Rhythms, Nyctohemeral,Rhythms, Twenty-Four Hour,Twenty Four Hour Rhythm,Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D020178	Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm	Dyssomnias associated with disruption of the normal 24 hour sleep wake cycle secondary to travel (e.g., JET LAG SYNDROME), shift work, or other causes.	Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder,Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders,Nonorganic Sleep Wake Cycle Disorder,Shift-Work Sleep Disorder,Sleep-Wake Cycle Disorder,Sleep-Wake Cycle Disorders,Sleep-Wake Schedule Disorder,Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome,Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome,Delayed Sleep-Phase Syndrome,Disturbed Nyctohemeral Rhythm,Non-24 Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder,Nonorganic Sleep Wake Cycle Disorders,Sleep Disorder, Shift-Work,Sleep-Wake Disorder, Non-24 Hour,Sleep-Wake Schedule Disorders,Delayed Sleep-Phase Syndromes,Disturbed Nyctohemeral Rhythms,Non 24 Hour Sleep Wake Disorder,Nyctohemeral Rhythm, Disturbed,Nyctohemeral Rhythms, Disturbed,Shift Work Sleep Disorder,Shift-Work Sleep Disorders,Sleep Disorder, Shift Work,Sleep Disorders, Shift-Work,Sleep Wake Cycle Disorder,Sleep Wake Cycle Disorders,Sleep Wake Disorder, Non 24 Hour,Sleep Wake Schedule Disorder,Sleep Wake Schedule Disorders
D021081	Chronobiology Disorders	Disruptions of the rhythmic cycle of bodily functions or activities.	Circadian Rhythm Disorders,Biological Clock Disturbances,Circadian Dysregulation,Inversion of Circadian Rhythm, Psychogenic,Psychogenic Inversion of Circadian Rhythm,Biological Clock Disturbance,Chronobiology Disorder,Circadian Rhythm Disorder,Disturbance, Biological Clock,Disturbances, Biological Clock,Dysregulation, Circadian