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| ==== Sign and Symptoms ==== | ==== Sign and Symptoms ==== | ||
| * Individuals often report constant sleepiness and prolonged naps. The naps are not refreshing. There can often be sleep inertia lasting 2-3 hours in the morning, and individuals may be aggressive in the mornings. | * Individuals often report constant sleepiness and prolonged naps. The naps are not refreshing. There can often be sleep inertia lasting 2-3 hours in the morning, and individuals may be aggressive in the mornings. | ||
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| ===== Pathophysiology ===== | ===== Pathophysiology ===== | ||
| * Hypersomnolence can be increased temporarily by psychological stress and alcohol use, but they have not been documented as environmental precipitating factors. | * Hypersomnolence can be increased temporarily by psychological stress and alcohol use, but they have not been documented as environmental precipitating factors. | ||
| * Viral infections have been reported to have preceded or accompanied hyper somnolence in about 10% of cases. HIV pneumonia, infectious mononucleosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome, can also evolve into hypersomnolence within months after the infection. | * Viral infections have been reported to have preceded or accompanied hyper somnolence in about 10% of cases. HIV pneumonia, infectious mononucleosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome, can also evolve into hypersomnolence within months after the infection. | ||
| * Hypersomnolence can also appear within 6-18 months follow ing a head trauma. | * Hypersomnolence can also appear within 6-18 months follow ing a head trauma. | ||
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| + | ===== Differential Diagnosis ===== | ||
| + | * Normative variation in sleep | ||
| + | * Poor sleep quality and fatigue | ||
| + | * Insufficient sleep time | ||
| + | * Breathing-related sleep disorders | ||
| + | * [[sleep:breathing:1-osa|Obstructive sleep apnea]] | ||
| + | * Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders | ||
| + | * [[sleep:4-narcolepsy|Narcolepsy]] | ||
| + | * [[sleep:parasomnias:home|Parasomnias]] | ||
| + | * [[cl:kleine-levin-syndrome|Kleine-Levin syndrome]] | ||
| + | * Other mental disorders | ||
| + | * [[mood:1-depression:home|Major depressive disorder]] | ||
| ===== Investigations ===== | ===== Investigations ===== | ||
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| * There are no consistently effective treatments, but [[meds:stimulants:modafinil|modafinil]] can be used as a wakefulness promoting agent. | * There are no consistently effective treatments, but [[meds:stimulants:modafinil|modafinil]] can be used as a wakefulness promoting agent. | ||
| - | ===== Differential Diagnosis ===== | ||
| - | * Normative variation in sleep | ||
| - | * Poor sleep quality and fatigue | ||
| - | * Insufficient sleep time | ||
| - | * Breathing-related sleep disorders | ||
| - | * [[sleep:breathing:1-osa|Obstructive sleep apnea]] | ||
| - | * Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders | ||
| - | * [[sleep:4-narcolepsy|Narcolepsy]] | ||
| - | * [[sleep:parasomnias:home|Parasomnias]] | ||
| - | * [[cl:kleine-levin-syndrome|Kleine-Levin syndrome]] | ||
| - | * Other mental disorders | ||
| - | * [[mood:1-depression:home|Major depressive disorder]] | ||
| ===== Resources ===== | ===== Resources ===== | ||