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Jet lag and sleep phase disorders

Última revisão: 19 Mar 2025
Última atualização: 21 May 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • history of jet travel across at least 2 time zones
  • difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep
  • reduction of total sleep time
  • daytime sleepiness
  • reduced daytime alertness
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • nausea, abdominal distension, constipation
  • general malaise
  • muscle cramps
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Fatores de risco

  • multiple time zones crossed and rapidity of travel
  • sleep deprivation
  • individual susceptibility to time zone shifts
  • excessive alcohol or caffeine consumption
  • stress
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • no initial test
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

short stay in the new time zone (≤2 days)

long stay in new time zone (>2 days)

Colaboradores

Autores

Ashish Adlakha, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Neurology and Sleep Medicine

UConn School of Medicine

VA Connecticut Healthcare

West Haven

CT

Declarações

AA declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Ashish Adlakha would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Sudhansu Chokroverty, a previous contributor to this topic.

Declarações

SC declares that he has no competing interests.

Revisores

David N. Neubauer, MD

Associate Director

Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center

Baltimore

MD

Declarações

DNN has received consulting fees and honoraria for speaking programs from Sanofi-Aventis and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. These companies manufacture medications mentioned in this topic.

  • Diagnósticos diferenciais

    • Travel-related fatigue
    • Short-term insomnia disorder
    • Chronic insomnia disorder
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  • Diretrizes

    • International classification of sleep disorders, 3rd edition, text revision (ICSD-3-TR)
    • CDC Yellow Book: health information for international travel - jet lag
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  • Folhetos informativos para os pacientes

    Jet lag

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