Olufemi Adenuga, Hrayr Attarian
In the absence of sleep deprivation (either because of behavioral or medical causes) or pharmacologically induced sleepiness, hypersomnia is a manifestation of one of the central disorders of hypersomnolence, such as narcolepsy types 1 and 2, idiopathic hypersomnia, and recurrent hypersomnias such as Kleine-Levin syndrome. Narcolepsy and most primary hypersomnias are chronic conditions, thus, before committing an individual to chronic, possibly, life-long treatments, an accurate diagnosis is important. The key to effective management of hypersomnia, thus, lies in a thorough history, detailed physical examination, and appropriate diagnostic tests...
September 2014: Current Treatment Options in Neurology