Disorders of Excessive Somnolence
"Disorders of Excessive Somnolence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disorders characterized by hypersomnolence during normal waking hours that may impair cognitive functioning. Subtypes include primary hypersomnia disorders (e.g., IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNOLENCE; NARCOLEPSY; and KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME) and secondary hypersomnia disorders where excessive somnolence can be attributed to a known cause (e.g., drug affect, MENTAL DISORDERS, and SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME). (From J Neurol Sci 1998 Jan 8;153(2):192-202; Thorpy, Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 2nd ed, p320)
| Descriptor ID |
D006970
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.886.425.800.200 F03.870.400.800.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence- Disorders of Excessive Somnolence
- Excessive Somnolence Disorder
- Somnolence Disorder, Excessive
- Somnolence Disorders, Excessive
- Excessive Somnolence Disorders
- Hypersomnolence Disorders
- Hypersomnolence Disorder
- DOES (Disorders of Excessive Somnolence)
- DOESs (Disorders of Excessive Somnolence)
Hypersomnia, Recurrent- Hypersomnia, Recurrent
- Hypersomnias, Recurrent
- Recurrent Hypersomnia
- Recurrent Hypersomnias
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disorders of Excessive Somnolence" by people in Profiles.
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Residual excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated with positive airway pressure therapy. Sleep Breath. 2020 Mar; 24(1):143-150.
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Use of computerized assessment to predict neuropsychological functioning and emotional distress in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Jun 15; 55(3):434-41.
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Recruitment of healthy adults into a study of overnight sleep monitoring in the home: experience of the Sleep Heart Health Study. Sleep Breath. 2003 Mar; 7(1):13-24.
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Nonhypersomnolent patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1984 Dec; 92(6):608-10.
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Hypersomnolent and nonhypersomnolent patients with upper airway obstruction during sleep. Chest. 1979 Apr; 75(4):418-22.
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Progesterone therapy in obese patients with sleep apnea. Arch Intern Med. 1979 Jan; 139(1):109-11.
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Sleep apnea, hypersomnolence, and upper airway obstruction secondary to adenotonsillar enlargement. Arch Otolaryngol. 1977 Jul; 103(7):383-6.
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Retrognathia and sleep apnea. A life-threatening condition masquerading as narcolepsy. JAMA. 1977 Apr 11; 237(15):1596-7.