| Literature DB >> 29991416 |
Akiko Watanabe1, Marina Hirose1, Chiaki Arakawa1, Nakao Iwata1, Tsuyoshi Kitajima1.
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Non-24-hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder (N24SWD) occurs when the intrinsic circadian pacemaker does not entrain (synchronize) to the 24-hour light/dark cycle. There is currently no established treatment for sighted patients with N24SWD. To the best of our knowledge, there have been very few reports on the efficacy of ramelteon administered to sighted patients with N24SWD. We report the case of a sighted patient with N24SWD whose free-running sleep-wake pattern recorded by actigraphy was stopped after the administration of a low dose of ramelteon combined with behavioral education.Entities:
Keywords: behavioral education; circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders; non-24-hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder; ramelteon
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29991416 PMCID: PMC6040788 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7244
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Sleep Med ISSN: 1550-9389 Impact factor: 4.062