title: [Sleep-wakefulness rhythm disorders].
abstract: The circadian system is synchronized on 24-hour by the light-dark synchronizer and by the social time cue. The circadian rhythm sleep disorders share a common underlying chronobiological basis. These disorders may be due to either jet-lag, shift-work or to lesions of the peripheral visual pathway. The delayed sleep phase syndrome, the advanced sleep phase syndrome, the non 24-hour syndrome as well as the irregular sleep-wake patterns are described. Therapeutic approaches, in particular with melatonin and (or) bright light, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'etude du Sommeil, INSERM U296, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Benoit
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D012894:Sleep Stages; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012895:Sleep, REM; D014195:Travel; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology*; D014937:Work