Symptoms of sleep-wake syndrome include irregular periods of sleep
and wakefulness which disrupt the normal daily sleep-wake cycle. It
may be caused by brain dysfunction or not following a normal sleep
schedule, ultimately leading to a pattern of insomnia and frequent
daytime napping.
Review Date: 05/09/2010
Reviewed By: Andrew Schriber, MD, FCCP, Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care,
and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New
Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
