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Episodic Hypersomnolence Epilepsy
A 4 year old child who had complex partial seizures alternating with sleep that presented as episodic hypersomnolence is reported from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
J Gordon Millichap
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Hypersomnolence in fibromyalgia syndrome. [PDF]
To evaluate hypersomnolence in patients affected by fibromyalgia syndrome.Thirty consecutive patients affected by fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) (28 F) completed a sleep questionnaire and underwent the following evaluations: lung function tests; polysomnography; the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), which measures sleep complaints and daytime ...
P. Sarzi-Puttini +8 more
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Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
This article discusses the central disorders of hypersomnolence, a group of disorders resulting in pathologic daytime sleepiness, particularly narcolepsy type 1 and narcolepsy type 2, idiopathic hypersomnia, and Kleine-Levin syndrome. Disease features, diagnostic testing, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment are reviewed.Increasing evidence ...
Lynn Marie Trotti, Trotti, Lynn Marie
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Higher education enrollment as a risk factor for somnolence and hypersomnolence [PDF]
This study aimed to compare the prevalence of somnolence and hypersomnolence between a higher education student and non-student sample. Hershner and Chervin [Hershner in Nat sci sleep 10.2147/NSS.S62907, 2014] defined somnolence as lapses into drowsiness,
Katrina Burrows, Abbie Millett
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Cognitive Deficits, Apathy, and Hypersomnolence Represent the Core Brain Symptoms of Adult-Onset Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 [PDF]
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the most common form of muscular dystrophy in adults, and is primarily characterized by muscle weakness and myotonia, yet some of the most disabling symptoms of the disease are cognitive and behavioral.
Jacob N. Miller +10 more
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Car Crashes and Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence: A French Study. [PDF]
Drowsiness compromises driving ability by reducing alertness and attentiveness, and delayed reaction times. Sleep-related car crashes account for a considerable proportion of accident at the wheel.
Fabio Pizza +9 more
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The Hypersomnia Severity Index (HSI) is a self-report instrument assessing hypersomnolence using a dimensional approach based on two factors: symptoms and distress/impairment.
Benjamin Massiah +16 more
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An unusual case of hypersomnolence syndrome.
Hypersomnolence syndrome has been well described in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) following cranial irradiation. It is most frequently seen in children. In adults it is clinically very mild. We describe a case of a particularly severe and prolonged post radiation hypersomnolence syndrome in an adult with ALL.
Gandhi, MK, Chandler, JE
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Introduction: The importance of obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing surgery with general anesthesia is well-defined, but the surgical and anesthetic implications of other sleep disorders are less clear.
Vincent LaBarbera +4 more
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Data-Driven Phenotyping of Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence With Unsupervised Clustering. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recent studies fueled doubts as to whether all currently defined central disorders of hypersomnolence are stable entities, especially narcolepsy type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia.
Heidbreder, A. +101 more
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