What respiratory physicians should know about narcolepsy and other hypersomnias
Narcolepsy and related central disorders of hypersomnolence may present to the sleep clinic with excessive daytime sleepiness. A strong clinical suspicion and awareness of the diagnostic clues, such as cataplexy, are essential to avoid unnecessary diagnostic delay. This review provides an overview o...
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European Respiratory Society
2022-09-01
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| description | Narcolepsy and related central disorders of hypersomnolence may present to the sleep clinic with excessive daytime sleepiness. A strong clinical suspicion and awareness of the diagnostic clues, such as cataplexy, are essential to avoid unnecessary diagnostic delay. This review provides an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria and management of narcolepsy and related disorders, including idiopathic hypersomnia, Kleine–Levin syndrome (recurrent episodic hypersomnia) and secondary central disorders of hypersomnolence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a15133033d9d4c7691b9de9691ccf64b2022-12-22T02:45:30ZengEuropean Respiratory SocietyBreathe1810-68382073-47352022-09-0118310.1183/20734735.0157-20220157-2022What respiratory physicians should know about narcolepsy and other hypersomniasStephen Klaus0Aoife Carolan1Deirdre O'Rourke2Barry Kennedy3 Department of Sleep Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Department of Sleep Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Department of Sleep Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Department of Sleep Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Narcolepsy and related central disorders of hypersomnolence may present to the sleep clinic with excessive daytime sleepiness. A strong clinical suspicion and awareness of the diagnostic clues, such as cataplexy, are essential to avoid unnecessary diagnostic delay. This review provides an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria and management of narcolepsy and related disorders, including idiopathic hypersomnia, Kleine–Levin syndrome (recurrent episodic hypersomnia) and secondary central disorders of hypersomnolence.http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/18/3/220157.full |
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