Home Who we are Home Care Services Hospital services Life Cure Forum Online shop Home page Services Home Care Areas of care Hypersomnia Areas of care Home services Sapio Life for you Hypersomnia Print L ' hypersomnia was chronic pathological determined by an alteration of normal sleep-wake cycle. It is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness that prevents you from staying awake for long and a tendency to sleep for unusually long periods. It occurs between the ages of 15 and 30 and is generally associated with severe fatigue, reduced cognitive and motor performance, and lack of mental clarity. According to the classification adopted by the American ASDC (Classification Committee., 1979) hypersomnia are divided into: psychophysiological hypersomnia hypersomnia associated with psychiatric disorders hypersomnia associated with drug use hypersomnia associated with sleep-induced breathing impairment hypersomnia associated with nocturnal myoclonus and restless legs syndrome narcolepsy idiopathic hypersomnia hypersomnia associated with diseases, intoxications and unfavorable environmental conditions periodic hypersomnia insufficient sleep hypersomnia intoxicated with sleep pseudohypersomnia: the long dormitories subjective hypersomnia and without corresponding polysomnographic findings Sapio Life services Copyright © 2015 Sapio Life Srl - VAT number 02006400960 Submit your CV Providers Site map Legal notices Privacy Cookies