Non-24-hour Sleep-wake Disorder - Symptoms

Symptoms

Symptoms reported by patients forced into a 24-hour schedule are similar to those of sleep deprivation and can include:

  • Cognitive dysfunction
  • Confusion
  • Diarrhea
  • Extreme nausea
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Hair loss
  • Headaches
  • Ideational apraxia
  • Ideomotor apraxia
  • Impaired balance
  • Joint pain
  • Kinetic apraxia
  • Limb apraxia
  • Loss of muscle coordination (ataxia)
  • Menstrual irregularities
  • Muscle pain
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Verbal apraxia
  • Weight gain

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