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Narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness [PDF]
BMJ, 2004 Excessive daytime sleepiness is common,1 yet opportunities to learn about sleep medicine in medical school are rare; a survey in 1998 indicated that undergraduate courses devoted a median of five minutes to sleep and its disorders.2 In this review we provide an update on the biology, diagnosis, and management of narcolepsy—an important, yet often ...
Zeman, A +10 more
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Daytime sleepiness in elementary school students: the role of sleep quality and chronotype
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2022 OBJECTIVE To investigate the occurrence of daytime sleepiness and associated sleep factors in a sample of elementary school students who attended school in the afternoon schedule. METHODS Sleep data from 363 Brazilian public school students (12.78 ± 1.
Tâmile Stella Anacleto +2 more
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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background:Excessive daytime sleepiness is defined as the incapacity to keep alert or awake during the major waking activities of the day, causing unintentional pauses of drowsiness or sleep.
Suzan S. Sayed +3 more
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Infancy narcolepsy: Streptococcus infection as a causal factor
Sleep Science, 2015 Streptococcal infections are suggested as a risk factor for narcolepsy. This hypothesis is supported by the presence of anti-streptolysin antibodies in 65% of patients with narcolepsy.
Danielle Antunes Lopes +4 more
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Daytime sleepiness among health workers affected by COVID-19 during the “OMICRON” wave
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Excessive daytime sleepiness is a frequent symptom in the general population. It may be fleeting, due to transient circumstances, or it may be related to certain pathologies.
Z. Athimni +8 more
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La Revue du praticien, 2008 Abstract Being so sleepy during the day that your child cannot function properly is not uncommon. Excessive sleepiness may be misinterpreted as a different type of problem such as laziness. There are many possible causes that should be considered: not getting enough sleep, poor quality sleep for various ...
Yoon-Kyung Shin, Seung-Chul Hong
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Lisdexamfetamine to improve excessive daytime sleepiness and weight management in narcolepsy: a case series [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 Objective: To report the successful use of lisdexamfetamine in the management of narcolepsy. Methods: Five narcoleptic patients received lisdexamfetamine, at different dosages and for different periods, for management of excessive daytime sleepiness and
Ana C. Aguilar +5 more
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Sonolência excessiva Excessive daytime sleepiness
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2005 A sonolência é uma função biológica, definida como uma probabilidade aumentada para dormir. Já a sonolência excessiva (SE), ou hipersonia, refere-se a uma propensão aumentada ao sono com uma compulsão subjetiva para dormir, tirar cochilos involuntários e
Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt +4 more
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Cortical thinning in male obstructive sleep apnoea patients with excessive daytime sleepiness
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Background and purposeObstructive sleep apnoea is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness due to sleep fragmentation and hypoxemia, both of which can lead to abnormal brain morphology. However, the pattern of brain structural changes associated with
Yezhou Li +13 more
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Determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness in two First Nation communities
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017 Background Excessive daytime sleepiness may be determined by a number of factors including personal characteristics, co-morbidities and socio-economic conditions. In this study we identified factors associated with excessive daytime sleepiness in 2 First
Ina van der Spuy +16 more
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