Abstract
Excessive sleepiness (or hypersomnolence) is characterized by an increased amount of sleep or an increased drive toward sleep during the wake period that makes a person unable to sustain wakefulness or alertness in situations where it is required. Central disorders of hypersomnolence are a group of disorders in which the primary complaint is excessive sleepiness not caused by disturbed nocturnal sleep or misaligned circadian rhythm whereas hypersomnias refer to specific disorders such as idiopathic hypersomnia. This article highlights the key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, and treatment for the central disorders of hypersomnolence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Curated Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology |
Publisher | Elsevier Science Ltd. |
Pages | 399-406 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128093245 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Cataplexy
- Epidemiology
- Hypersomnia
- Hypersomnolence
- Hypnagogic hallucinations
- Hypnopompic hallucinations
- Hypocretin
- Idiopathic hypersomnia
- Insufficient sleep syndrome
- Kleine-Levin syndrome
- Narcolepsy
- Narcolepsy type 1
- Narcolepsy type 2
- Pathophysiology
- Sleep paralysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine