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jet lag

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Also known as desynchronosis, circadian dysrhythmia, circadian rhythm sleep disorder, jet lag type, jetlag

condizione clinica

AI overview

Jet lag is a physiological condition that occurs when you travel across time zones, disrupting your body's internal clock that's synchronized to your home time zone. It matters because it can cause fatigue, sleep disruption, and reduced alertness until your body adjusts to the new local time.

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Health references

ICD-10
G47.20 — Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, unspecified type
Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (ICD-10-CM · MedlinePlus). Not medical advice.

Clinical Trials

16 registered

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
disease
Named after
jet aircraft
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studied by
chronobiology
health specialty
neurology
has cause
change
symptoms and signs
irritability
drug or therapy used for treatment
melatonin
possible treatment
light therapy
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Article · Italiano

Il jet lag (termine inglese, lett. "ritardo da getto"), spesso indicato come mal di fuso o discronia o discronosi circadiana, è una condizione clinica che si verifica quando si attraversano vari fusi orari (di solito più di due) come avviene nel caso di un lungo viaggio in aereo, caratterizzata da sonnolenza, stanchezza, confusione e meno frequentemente emicrania. Il fenomeno si verifica a causa dell'alterazione dei normali ritmi circadiani.

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