Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,924,832,686 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

hypersomnia
(redirected from hypersomnolence)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hypersomnia - an inability to stay awake
catalepsy - a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
sleep disorder - a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern
narcolepsy - a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"
insomnia - an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Bresch's critique, I think we should explore further the possibility that this patient may have delirium/sleep related ictal events on very high doses of clozapine; psychosis at lower doses; and a sleep disorder that has features of narcolepsy after a relative pharmacological wash out, remission of his psychotic symptoms, and improvements in drug induced sedation and hypersomnolence.
A case study of insomnia--more than meets the eye by Bresch, David; Barnhill, Jarrett / Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities
A routine polysomnogram with a follow up MSLT is appropriate when investigating narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnolence.
Assessment of the sleep disordered patient by Linley, Laura / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
Sleep apnea is characterized by nocturnal snoring, daytime hypersomnolence and repeated episodes of apneas during sleep.
The effect of CPAP therapy on sleep posture by Deas, James / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.