OUTLINE
Introduction
Normal Sleep
Hypersomnia and Psychiatry
Epidemiology
Aetiology
Evaluation Of Hypersomnia
Diagnosis and Management
Conclusion
References
Introduction
Hypersomnia/Hypersomnolensce/Excessive sleepiness Hypersomnia is not an homogeneous concept.(2) Excessive Daytime Sleepiness(EDS) is the hallmark.
It can manifest as(3):
•Sleep attacks: recurrent daytime sleep that can be refreshing or non refreshing
•Sleep drunkenness: prolonged transition to a fully aroused state on waking
•Abnormal Lengthening of night time sleep
•Almost constant EDS
•Recurrent periods of more or less permanent sleep lasting several days or months