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2. Excessive daytime sleepiness - Wikipedia

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   Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by persistent sleepiness and often a general lack of energy, even during the day after apparently adequate or even prolonged nighttime sleep.

3. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   “Fatigue can occur at all times of the day. Sundowning is truly confusion,” Dr. Kobylarz says. “If you have fatigue, you can take a catnap and feel refreshed.

4. Daytime sleepiness may be a sign of higher dementia risk - AOL

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   While fatigue is a natural part of aging, the study established a difference between that type of tiredness and a type of sleepiness that indicates more significant problems, Dr. Verna Porter, MD ...

5. This Nighttime Habit Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia ...

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   This could also cause a “marked lack of enthusiasm for daily tasks,” Porter says, adding that these symptoms “go beyond” normal fatigue. What is the connection between sleep and preventing ...

6. Sundowning - Wikipedia

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   People may wish to take naps during the day, but unintentionally getting too much sleep will affect nighttime sleep. Physical activity is a treatment for Alzheimer's and a way to encourage night sleep. [5] Caffeine is a (fast-working) brain stimulant, but should be limited at night if a night's sleep is needed. [4] [5] [10]

7. Hypersomnia - Wikipedia

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   Sleep apnea is the second most frequent cause of secondary hypersomnia, affecting up to 4% of middle-aged adults, mostly men. Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a clinical variant of sleep apnea that can also cause hypersomnia. [8] Just as other sleep disorders (like narcolepsy) can coexist with sleep apnea, the same is true for UARS.

8. Postprandial somnolence - Wikipedia

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   An oil painting of a young woman having a siesta, or an afternoon nap, which usually occurs after the mid-day meal.. Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal.

9. Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap ... - AOL

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   In a typical night, people go through several 90-minute sleep cycles spread over five stages, from light to deep sleep, with the deepest falling toward the middle. Daytime sleep follows the same ...