Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a public health issue. However, it remains largely
undervalued, scarcely diagnosed, and poorly supported. Variations in the definition of EDS …

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a highly prevalent condition that is associated with
significant morbidity. The causes of EDS are varied, and include inadequate sleep, sleep …

The aim of this European initiative is to facilitate a structured discussion to improve the next
edition of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD), particularly the chapter …

Idiopathic hypersomnia is a sleep disorder of neurologic origin characterized by excessive
daytime sleepiness, with sleep inertia, long, unrefreshing naps, and prolonged nighttime …

This article addresses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology and
management of narcolepsy type 1 and 2, with a focus on recent findings. A low level of …

The orexins, also known as hypocretins, are two neuropeptides (orexin A and B or
hypocretin 1 and 2) produced by a few thousand neurons located in the lateral …

Sleepiness involves many dimensions that require investigation. Since sleepiness is often
defined operationally, we exhaustively inventoried all the assessment tools designed to …

The classification of the central disorders of hypersomnolence has undergone multiple
iterations in an attempt to capture biologically meaningful disease entities in the absence of …

There are numerous disorders of known or presumed neurologic origin that result in
excessive daytime sleepiness, collectively known as the central disorders of …

Idiopathic hypersomnia is a central hypersomnolence disorder of unknown origin
characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness despite normal or long sleep time, and …