Hypersomnia
Hypersomnia is a condition in which you feel excessive sleepiness during the day. It may occur even after long stretches of sleep. Another name for hypersomnia is excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Hypersomnia can be a primary condition or a secondary condition.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W098
Diagnosis: Hypersomnia
US Patients: 5-10%
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M+;W
Age Onset:
Brain Area:
Symptoms: lack of alertness in daytime; prolonged night sleep for 3 months;sleep drunkenness-difficulty waking up;
Progression: Most other major diseases have hypersomnias and inability to have refreshing delta sleep at night.
Causes: narcolepsy, sleep apnea, reaction to medications,
Medications: modafinil is helpful.
Therapies: Using beds only for sleep and sex helps.
Youtube Video: Breakthroughs in the Management of
Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Amazon or Library Book: A Guide: How to Focus and be productive with oversleeping
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Support Group: hypersomniaalliance.com; 678-842-3512 (hypersomniafoundation.org)
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- Sleep disturbances in autistic youth with and without bipolar disorder: A matched case-control studyby Busra Yıldız Bayındır on January 26, 2025
BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbances are common in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or bipolar disorder (BD). However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no study investigating prevalence and features of sleep disorders in youth with ASD with and without comorbid BD. The aim of this case-controlled study was to investigate sleep disturbances in autistic youth with and without comorbid BD.
- Sleep and circadian rhythms after traumatic brain injuryby Narges Kalantari on January 26, 2025
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health concern and is one of the major causes of death and chronic disability in young individuals. Sleep-wake disturbances are among the most persistent and debilitating consequences of TBI and are reported by 50%-70% of TBI patients regardless of TBI severity. Excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, hypersomnia, and insomnia are the most common sleep disturbances in TBI patients. Post-TBI sleep-wake disturbances are often associated with pain,...
- The Comorbidity of Depression and Diabetes Is Involved in the Decidual Protein Induced by Progesterone 1 (Depp1) Dysfunction in the Medial Prefrontal Cortexby Chen Xu on January 24, 2025
CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the comorbidity of depression and diabetes is involved in the dysfunction of Depp1 in the mPFC.
- Depression in High-Risk Offspring: The Mediating Role of Sleep Problemsby Hannah A Roberts on January 20, 2025
Parental depression is associated with offspring depression and sleep problems are prospectively associated with the development of depression. However, little work has examined sleep problems in the offspring of depressed parents and whether these problems partially account for the association between parent and offspring depression. This longitudinal study examined the indirect effect of sleep problems on the association between parent psychopathology and offspring depression in a sample of...