Pathophysiological Models of Hypersomnolence Associated With Depression
Biological Psychiatry Global Open ScienceUp to 25% of patients with depression experience hypersomnolence (e.g., excessive daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia, and/or sleep inertia), which is associated with treatment resistance, overall poorer outcomes, and safety concerns while driving ...
Christophe Moderie
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Cerebrospinal fluid orexin testing in Australians with narcolepsy type 1. [PDF]
Intern Med JAbstract A clinical diagnosis of narcolepsy type 1 can be challenging, particularly in relation to cataplexy. Despite its specificity, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) orexin testing is under‐utilised in Australasia. We describe the use of CSF orexin testing in 15 clinically indicated patients from two sleep centres, highlighting its utility in the ...
Fernando M +8 more
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Subjective sleepiness and objective sleep propensity in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder referred for multiple sleep latency testing [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionAdults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often report excessive daytime sleepiness, but the relationship between subjective sleepiness and objective sleep propensity remains unclear.
Sunao Uchida +9 more
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Recent Advances and Emerging Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches for Central Hypersomnolence Disorders [PDF]
Clinical Pharmacology: Advances and ApplicationsKatyayini Aribindi,1 Tanwe C Shende,1,2 Timothy E Albertson11Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of California – Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs ...
Aribindi K, Shende TC, Albertson TE
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Polysomnographic Characteristics and Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Moyamoya Arteriopathy [PDF]
Nature and Science of SleepKantisa Sirianansopa,1,2 Reshma Amin,2– 4 Jackie Chiang2,3 1Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand; 2Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children,
Sirianansopa K, Amin R, Chiang J
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New‐onset Kleine–Levin syndrome following COVID‐19 infection: A case report [PDF]
PCN ReportsBackground Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare sleep disorder marked by recurrent episodes of severe hypersomnolence with accompanying cognitive, behavioral, or mood disturbances.
Daisuke Yoshioka +2 more
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Diagnostic approach to transitory pediatric hypersomnolence. Case report
Case Reports, 2023 Introduction: Hypersomnolence is a common complaint from parents, caregivers, and patients themselves in pediatric clinical consultations, but it is often underestimated by clinicians.
José Francisco Cepeda-Torres
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Artery of Percheron Infarct: A Case Series [PDF]
Bengal Physician Journal, 2023 The artery of Percheron (AOP), which is a rare anatomical variant, is characterized by a solitary common arterial trunk arising from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA).
Mugundhan Krishnan +6 more
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Periodic hypersomnolence in a young female patient: a case report and literature review
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS) is a disease with periodic hypersomnolence accompanied by abnormal behavior with a rare prevalence in female. Case presentation Here, we report a young lady with chief complaint of hypersomnolence for 6 years of ...
Zahra Banafsheh Alemohammad +2 more
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A case of Kleine-Levin syndrome successfully treated with Escitalopram
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is an extremely rare relapsing-remitting neuropsychiatric condition characterized by recurrent incidents of major hypersomnolence along with hyperphagia, hypersexual behavior, and mood or cognitive disturbances alternating ...
Balaswamy Reddy +2 more
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