Hypersomnia

Hypersomnia be a neurological disorder of excessive time dem spend sleeping anaa excessive sleepiness. E fi get chaw possible causes (such as seasonal affective disorder) wey e fi cause distress den problems plus functioning. Insyd de fifth edition of de Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), hypersomnolence, of wich der be chaw subtypes, dey appear under sleep-wake disorders.

Hypersomnia be a pathological state wey be characterized by a lack of alertness during de waking episodes of de day.American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The international classification of sleep disorders: diagnostic & coding manual (2nd ed). Westchester, IL: American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2005. E for no be confused plus fatigue, wich be a normal physiological state.Grossman, A., Barenboim, E., Azaria, B., Sherer, Y., & Goldstein, L. (2004). The maintenance of wakefulness test as a predictor of alertness in aircrew members with idiopathic hypersomnia. Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 75(3), 281–283. Daytime sleepiness dey appear most commonly during situations wer little interaction be needed.Wise, M. S., Arand, D. L., Auger, R. R., Brooks, S. N., & Watson, N. F. (2007). Treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin. Sleep, 30(12), 1712–1727.

Since hypersomnia dey impair patient ein attention levels (wakefulness), quality of life fi be impacted as well.Morgenthaler, T. I., Kapur, V. K., Brown, T. M., Swick, T. J., Alessi, C., Aurora, R. N., … Zak, R. (2007). Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Narcolepsy and other Hypersomnias of Central Origin. Sleep, 30(12), 1705‑1711. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/30.12.1705 Dis be especially true for people whose jobs dey request high levels of attention, such as insyd de healthcare field.

Dis for no be confused plus clinophilia, a sleep disorder wer a person intentionally dey refuse to get out of bed, regardless of a disease anaa no be disease.

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 Help: I can't stay awake!  – Public Radio Interview with Dr. David Rye
  – "Primary Hypersomnia"

Category:Sleep disorders
Category:Mental disorders