Circadian Rhythms

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are very disruptive to a person's health, and are a common occurrence in humans. By definition, circadian rhythm is the cyclical 24 hour period of human biological activity where people usually sleep for eight hours and are awake for sixteen. There are two main types of circadian rhythm disorders: exogenous and endogenous. Examples of exogenous disorders include shift worker disorder and jet lag disorder. Some endogenous disorders include advanced sleep phase disorder, irregular sleep-wake rhythm, and the non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome. The journal article “How to assess circadian rhythm in humans: A review of literature” reviews the effect of circadian rhythm on epilepsy, along with the methodology of measuring the circadian rhythm in humans and how to assess it. The article “Practice Parameters for the Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders” discusses the backgrounds of the disorders listed above and how to properly diagnose them.
The article “Practice Parameters for the Clinical Evaluation
The main difference is in the structure and organization of the articles. “Practice Parameters for the Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders” is organized by an introduction, then the methods section, followed by results and recommendations, and finally by the summary and future research section. Each of these large sections is broken down into small, detailed paragraphs making it easier to read and understand. “How to assess circadian rhythm in humans: A review of literature” is organized by an introduction, then the topic of circadian rhythm, a section on interindividual differences, how to measure the circadian rhythm, and finally the summary. All of these sections are each a very long paragraph making it difficult to read and follow