Med. praxi. 2013;10(4):154-156

Excessive daytime sleepiness

prof.MUDr.Karel ©onka, DrSc., MUDr.Marek ©usta, Ph.D., MBA
Neurologická klinika a Centrum klinických neurověd 1. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is an important clinical symptom with many obnoxious consequences both on individual and society

levels. EDS in healthy people in most of cases results from night sleep shortage while in ill and elderly people is EDS caused by fragmentation

of nocturnal sleep and just a small group is formed by patients suffering from central hypersomnias. This paper describes

measurement of a tendency to fall asleep, EDS epidemiology and its after-effects including common clinical practice. Brief overview

of treatment procedures is also included.

Keywords: excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep deprivation, sleep apnoea, narcolepsy

Published: April 15, 2013  Show citation

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