Open AccessIs Idiopathic Hypersomnia a Circadian Rhythm Disorder?
Author(s) -
David Landzberg,
Lynn Marie Trotti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current sleep medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 2198-6401
DOI - 10.1007/s40675-019-00154-x
Subject(s) - circadian rhythm , dark therapy , rhythm , psychology , neuroscience , medicine
The pathophysiology of idiopathic hypersomnia remains unclear, but some of its clinical features suggest the possibility of circadian dysfunction. This review will provide an overview of recent studies of circadian biology that have begun to elucidate the potential role of circadian rhythm dysfunction in idiopathic hypersomnia.