Citation
Rl. Sack et al., CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDERS IN PERSONS WHO ARE TOTALLY BLIND, Journal of visual impairment & blindness, 92(3), 1998, pp. 145-161
Citations number
62
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
ISSN journal
0145482X
Volume
92
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
145 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-482X(1998)92:3<145:CSDIPW>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
People who are totally blind are prone to a cyclic form of insomnia, d
esignated in medical terminology as non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome. I
t is caused by a lack of synchrony between the internal body clock and
the daily sleep-wake schedule. This article describes the clinical fe
atures and biological basis of the disorder and discusses the implicat
ions for its management and treatment.