Iconic Symptoms Of Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Issues With Sleep

An individual with Smith-Magenis syndrome may experience issues with their sleep. The prevalence of disturbances of natural sleep in Smith-Magenis syndrome patients is approximately eighty percent. An affected individual can experience challenges when trying to settle down to rest or lay down in bed at nighttime. It is also very common for an individual with this syndrome to wake up multiple times in the middle of the night. Despite the problems with getting a good night's sleep, individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome tend to wake up earlier in the morning than others. Challenges that occur with sleep and sleep patterns tend to have an onset in an affected individual's childhood and may go through several changes as they reach adulthood. Because of the problems Smith-Magenis syndrome patients face with being able to get a good night's sleep, they present with fatigue during and throughout their day. Some patients will take several naps during the day to compensate for the sleep they lose at night.

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