Excessive daytime sleepiness

Iconography of sleep: Periodic limb movements

General map of the "iconography" section: Respiratory events during sleep: Simple snoring Obstructive Apnea Central apnea Mixed apnea Hypopnea UARS
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Simple snoring without arousal or respiratory event
Obstructive Apnea
With a simple (…)

Parasomnias are phenomenons which occur during sleep.
They are distinguished according to the sleep stage in which they take place (sleep onset, slow wave sleep or REM sleep).

Snoring can be a sign of a Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS).

Excessive sleepiness caused by hypersomnia

According to a survey made by the TNS Sofres (a French survey enterprise) in 2006 for the Institute for Sleep and Vigilance, "27% of the French people are disturbed by a problem of sleepiness. One adult in ten, one teenager in five has a chronic sleep lack." Voluntary sleep deprivation Phase shift syndromes Delayed phase syndrome Advanced phase syndrome Hypernycthemeral syndrome
The first cause of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is often the least investigated in (…)

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness sets a serious public health problem but remains widely underestimated despite the existence of a decisional tree which must lead to the diagnosis and specific caretaking.