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Disturbance during transitions between sleep and wake states

MedGen UID:
156052
•Concept ID:
C0752299
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Sleep Wake Transition Disorders; Sleep Wake Transitional Disorders; Sleep-Wake Transition Disorder; Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders; Sleep-Wake Transitional Disorder; Sleep-Wake Transitional Disorders; Transition Disorder, Sleep-Wake; Transition Disorders, Sleep Wake; Transition Disorders, Sleep-Wake; Transitional Disorder, Sleep-Wake; Transitional Disorders, Sleep Wake; Transitional Disorders, Sleep-Wake
 
HPO: HP:5200293

Definition

A group of parasomnias that occur during the transition from wakefulness to sleep or from one sleep stage to another. Rhythmic Movement Disorder, Sleep Starts, Sleep Talking, and Nocturnal Leg Cramps - these four disorders belong to Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Duis J, Pullen LC, Picone M, Friedman N, Hawkins S, Sannar E, Pfalzer AC, Shelton AR, Singh D, Zee PC, Glaze DG, Revana A
J Clin Sleep Med 2022 Jun 1;18(6):1687-1696. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9938. PMID: 35172921Free PMC Article
Relationship between sleep and exercise as colorectal cancer survivors transition off treatment.
Coles T, Bennett AV, Tan X, Battaglini CL, Sanoff HK, Basch E, Jensen RE, Reeve BB
Support Care Cancer 2018 Aug;26(8):2663-2673. Epub 2018 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4110-8. PMID: 29470704
Restless legs syndrome and nocturnal leg cramps: a review and guide to diagnosis and treatment.
Tipton PW, Wszołek ZK
Pol Arch Intern Med 2017 Dec 22;127(12):865-872. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.20452/pamw.4148. PMID: 29120993

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Associations of Changes in Sleep and Emotional and Behavioral Problems From Late Childhood to Early Adolescence.
Cooper R, Di Biase MA, Bei B, Quach J, Cropley V
JAMA Psychiatry 2023 Jun 1;80(6):585-596. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0379. PMID: 37017952Free PMC Article
Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lehner J, Frueh JS, Datta AN
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101689. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101689. PMID: 36037570
Sleep disturbances in HIV infection and their biological basis.
O'Brien KE, Riddell NE, Gómez-Olivé FX, Rae DE, Scheuermaier K, von Schantz M
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101571. Epub 2021 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101571. PMID: 35944387
Examining Sleep Disturbance Among Sheltered and Unsheltered Transition Age Youth Experiencing Homelessness.
Redline B, Semborski S, Madden DR, Rhoades H, Henwood BF
Med Care 2021 Apr 1;59(Suppl 2):S182-S186. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001410. PMID: 33710093Free PMC Article
"Operator syndrome": A unique constellation of medical and behavioral health-care needs of military special operation forces.
Frueh BC, Madan A, Fowler JC, Stomberg S, Bradshaw M, Kelly K, Weinstein B, Luttrell M, Danner SG, Beidel DC
Int J Psychiatry Med 2020 Jul;55(4):281-295. Epub 2020 Feb 13 doi: 10.1177/0091217420906659. PMID: 32052666

Diagnosis

Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lehner J, Frueh JS, Datta AN
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101689. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101689. PMID: 36037570
Diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Duis J, Pullen LC, Picone M, Friedman N, Hawkins S, Sannar E, Pfalzer AC, Shelton AR, Singh D, Zee PC, Glaze DG, Revana A
J Clin Sleep Med 2022 Jun 1;18(6):1687-1696. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9938. PMID: 35172921Free PMC Article
"Operator syndrome": A unique constellation of medical and behavioral health-care needs of military special operation forces.
Frueh BC, Madan A, Fowler JC, Stomberg S, Bradshaw M, Kelly K, Weinstein B, Luttrell M, Danner SG, Beidel DC
Int J Psychiatry Med 2020 Jul;55(4):281-295. Epub 2020 Feb 13 doi: 10.1177/0091217420906659. PMID: 32052666
An integrated approach to diagnosing and managing sleep disorders in menopausal women.
Caretto M, Giannini A, Simoncini T
Maturitas 2019 Oct;128:1-3. Epub 2019 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.06.008. PMID: 31561815
Restless legs syndrome and nocturnal leg cramps: a review and guide to diagnosis and treatment.
Tipton PW, Wszołek ZK
Pol Arch Intern Med 2017 Dec 22;127(12):865-872. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.20452/pamw.4148. PMID: 29120993

Therapy

Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lehner J, Frueh JS, Datta AN
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101689. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101689. PMID: 36037570
Sleep disturbances in HIV infection and their biological basis.
O'Brien KE, Riddell NE, Gómez-Olivé FX, Rae DE, Scheuermaier K, von Schantz M
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101571. Epub 2021 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101571. PMID: 35944387
Independent Contributions of Nocturnal Hot Flashes and Sleep Disturbance to Depression in Estrogen-Deprived Women.
Joffe H, Crawford SL, Freeman MP, White DP, Bianchi MT, Kim S, Economou N, Camuso J, Hall JE, Cohen LS
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016 Oct;101(10):3847-3855. Epub 2016 Sep 28 doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-2348. PMID: 27680875Free PMC Article
Circadian misalignment, reward-related brain function, and adolescent alcohol involvement.
Hasler BP, Clark DB
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2013 Apr;37(4):558-65. Epub 2013 Jan 29 doi: 10.1111/acer.12003. PMID: 23360461Free PMC Article
Circadian rhythm, sleep, and epilepsy.
Shouse MN, da Silva AM, Sammaritano M
J Clin Neurophysiol 1996 Jan;13(1):32-50. doi: 10.1097/00004691-199601000-00004. PMID: 8988284

Prognosis

Cognition and 20-year subsequent sleep disturbances.
West NA, Johnson DA, Lutsey PL, Mosley TH, Redline S
Sleep Health 2021 Oct;7(5):631-637. Epub 2021 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.01.008. PMID: 33750660Free PMC Article
"Operator syndrome": A unique constellation of medical and behavioral health-care needs of military special operation forces.
Frueh BC, Madan A, Fowler JC, Stomberg S, Bradshaw M, Kelly K, Weinstein B, Luttrell M, Danner SG, Beidel DC
Int J Psychiatry Med 2020 Jul;55(4):281-295. Epub 2020 Feb 13 doi: 10.1177/0091217420906659. PMID: 32052666
Spiking patterns and synchronization of thalamic neurons along the sleep-wake cycle.
Holmgren Hopkins N, Sanz-Leon P, Roy D, Postnova S
Chaos 2018 Oct;28(10):106314. doi: 10.1063/1.5039754. PMID: 30384650
Impact of Alzheimer disease patients' sleep disturbances on their caregivers.
Gehrman P, Gooneratne NS, Brewster GS, Richards KC, Karlawish J
Geriatr Nurs 2018 Jan-Feb;39(1):60-65. Epub 2017 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.06.003. PMID: 28684102Free PMC Article
Abnormalities in sleep patterns in individuals at risk for psychosis and bipolar disorder.
Zanini MA, Castro J, Cunha GR, Asevedo E, Pan PM, Bittencourt L, Coelho FM, Tufik S, Gadelha A, Bressan RA, Brietzke E
Schizophr Res 2015 Dec;169(1-3):262-267. Epub 2015 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.08.023. PMID: 26391284

Clinical prediction guides

Sleep disturbance in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: relationship with melatonin and behavior.
de Souza ALDM, Giacheti CM, Do Couto MCH, Galina Spilla CS, da Silva NC, Proença M, Pinato L
Neurol Res 2024 Sep;46(9):803-811. Epub 2024 Jun 4 doi: 10.1080/01616412.2024.2359261. PMID: 38832631
Associations of Changes in Sleep and Emotional and Behavioral Problems From Late Childhood to Early Adolescence.
Cooper R, Di Biase MA, Bei B, Quach J, Cropley V
JAMA Psychiatry 2023 Jun 1;80(6):585-596. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0379. PMID: 37017952Free PMC Article
Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lehner J, Frueh JS, Datta AN
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101689. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101689. PMID: 36037570
Cognition and 20-year subsequent sleep disturbances.
West NA, Johnson DA, Lutsey PL, Mosley TH, Redline S
Sleep Health 2021 Oct;7(5):631-637. Epub 2021 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.01.008. PMID: 33750660Free PMC Article
"Operator syndrome": A unique constellation of medical and behavioral health-care needs of military special operation forces.
Frueh BC, Madan A, Fowler JC, Stomberg S, Bradshaw M, Kelly K, Weinstein B, Luttrell M, Danner SG, Beidel DC
Int J Psychiatry Med 2020 Jul;55(4):281-295. Epub 2020 Feb 13 doi: 10.1177/0091217420906659. PMID: 32052666

Recent systematic reviews

Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lehner J, Frueh JS, Datta AN
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Oct;65:101689. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101689. PMID: 36037570
Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and longitudinal studies.
Dai Y, Liu J
Nutr Rev 2021 Jul 7;79(8):847-868. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa103. PMID: 33382879Free PMC Article
NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on management of menopause-related symptoms.
NIH Consens State Sci Statements 2005 Mar 21-23;22(1):1-38. PMID: 17308548

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