Narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness

An update on the biology, diagnosis, and management of narcolepsy, a brief outline of the other principal causes of daytime sleepiness and a practical approach to the assessment of patients who complain of excessive daytime sleepiness are presented. Narcolepsy is an important yet often misdiagnosed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2004-09, Vol.329 (7468), p.724-728
Hauptverfasser:	Zeman, Adam, Britton, Tom, Douglas, Neil, Hansen, Andrew, Hicks, Jane, Howard, Robin, Meredith, Andrew, Smith, Ian, Stores, Gregory, Wilson, Sue, Zaiwalla, Zenobia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Clinical Review Diagnosis, Differential Disease management Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - diagnosis Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - etiology Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - therapy Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes General aspects Hallucination HLA antigens Humans Medical diagnosis Medical History Taking Medical sciences Medical specialists Narcolepsy Narcolepsy - diagnosis Narcolepsy - etiology Narcolepsy - therapy Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Physical Examination Rapid eye movement sleep Referral and Consultation Sleep Sleep disorders Symptoms Websites
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Zusammenfassung:	An update on the biology, diagnosis, and management of narcolepsy, a brief outline of the other principal causes of daytime sleepiness and a practical approach to the assessment of patients who complain of excessive daytime sleepiness are presented. Narcolepsy is an important yet often misdiagnosed cause of sleepiness that has seen exciting recent advances.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.329.7468.724