Sleep inversion, or sleep-wake inversion, is a reversal of ordinary sleeping tendencies, in which a person replaces diurnal habits with nocturnal ones, becoming active at night and sleeping during the day. Common symptoms include persistent wakefulness during nighttime hours and excessive sleepiness during the day. Sleep-wake inversion is itself an individual symptom rather than a condition on its own, and it can result from many causes, most commonly circadian rhythm disorders and encephalopathies.
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ICD-10 ChapterV: Mental and Behavioural Disorders 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sleep inversion
Causes, encephalopathic
Encephalopathic causes of sleep inversion are caused by conditions that directly affect brain function and disrupt the neural mechanisms that govern the sleep-wake cycle.
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Sleep inversion or sleep-wake inversion is a reversal of sleeping tendencies.
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Mental and behavioural disorders
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