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ABC of sleep disorders. Daytime sleepiness. 1993

J D Parkes
Kings College Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006970 Disorders of Excessive Somnolence 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) Daytime Sleepiness,Daytime Somnolence,Excessive Daytime Sleepiness,Hypersomnia,Hypersomnolence,Primary Hypersomnia Disorders,Secondary Hypersomnia Disorders,DOES (Disorders of Excessive Somnolence),Excessive Somnolence Disorders,Hypersomnia, Recurrent,Hypersomnolence Disorders,Hypersomnolence Disorders, Primary,Hypersomnolence Disorders, Secondary,Primary Hypersomnolence Disorders,Secondary Hypersomnolence Disorders,DOESs (Disorders of Excessive Somnolence),Daytime Sleepiness, Excessive,Daytime Sleepinesses,Daytime Somnolences,Excessive Daytime Sleepinesses,Excessive Somnolence Disorder,Hypersomnia Disorder, Primary,Hypersomnia Disorder, Secondary,Hypersomnias,Hypersomnolence Disorder,Hypersomnolence Disorder, Primary,Hypersomnolence Disorder, Secondary,Primary Hypersomnia Disorder,Primary Hypersomnolence Disorder,Recurrent Hypersomnia,Recurrent Hypersomnias,Secondary Hypersomnia Disorder,Secondary Hypersomnolence Disorder,Sleepiness, Daytime,Sleepiness, Excessive Daytime,Somnolence Disorder, Excessive,Somnolence, Daytime
D008487 Medical History Taking Acquiring information from a patient on past medical conditions and treatments. Medical History, Previous,Past Medical History, Family,Previous Medical History,Family Health History,Family History, Health,Family History, Medical,Family Medical History,History Taking, Medical,Family Health Histories,Family Medical Histories,Health Family Histories,Health Family History,Health History, Family,History, Previous Medical,Medical Family Histories,Medical Family History,Medical Histories, Previous,Medical History, Family,Previous Medical Histories
D009290 Narcolepsy A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7) Gelineau Syndrome,Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome,Paroxysmal Sleep,Gelineau's Syndrome,Narcoleptic Syndrome,Gelineau's Syndromes,Gelineaus Syndrome,Narcolepsy Cataplexy Syndrome,Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndromes,Narcoleptic Syndromes,Sleep, Paroxysmal,Syndrome, Gelineau,Syndrome, Gelineau's,Syndrome, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy,Syndrome, Narcoleptic,Syndromes, Gelineau's,Syndromes, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy,Syndromes, Narcoleptic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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