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Familial advanced sleep phase syndrome.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jul 2001
Reid K J, Chang A M, Dubocovich M L, Turek F W, Takahashi J S, Zee P C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The circadian rhythms of sleep propensity and melatonin secretion are regulated by a central circadian clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus. The most common types of sleep disorders attributed to an alteration of the circadian clock system are the sleep/wake cycle phase disorders, such as delayed sleep phase syndrome and advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS). Advanced sleep phase...
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