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2. Idiopathic hypersomnia - Wikipedia

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   Individuals with IH share common symptoms including excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep inertia, brain fog, and long sleep periods. [10] [11] [12]Excessive daytime sleepiness, characterized by persistent sleepiness throughout the day and often a general lack of energy, even during the day after apparently adequate or even prolonged nighttime sleep.

3. Hypersomnia - Wikipedia

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   Chronic kidney disease is commonly associated with sleep symptoms and excessive daytime sleepiness. 80% of those on dialysis have sleep disturbances. Sleep apnea can occur 10 times as often in uremic patients than in the general population and can affect up to 30-80% of patients on dialysis, though nighttime dialysis can improve this.

4. Excessive daytime sleepiness - Wikipedia

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   The test is based on the idea that the sleepier people are, the faster they will fall asleep. [13] [14] The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) is also used to quantitatively assess daytime sleepiness. This test is performed in a sleep diagnostic center. The test is similar to the MSLT as it also relies on a measurement of initial sleep latency.

5. Sundowning - Wikipedia

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   Mental and physical fatigue increase with the setting of the sun. This fatigue can play a role in the individual's irritability. [4] [5] An individual may experience an increase in restlessness while trying to sleep. Restlessness can often lead to pacing and or wandering which can be potentially harmful for an individual in a confused state. [5]

6. Dementia with Lewy bodies - Wikipedia

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   Medical condition Dementia with Lewy bodies Other names Diffuse Lewy body disease, dementia due to Lewy body disease Microscopic image of a Lewy body (arrowhead) in a neuron of the substantia nigra ; scale bar=20 microns (0.02 mm) Specialty Neurology, psychiatry Symptoms Dementia, abnormal behavior during REM sleep, fluctuations in alertness, visual hallucinations, parkinsonism Usual onset ...

7. Sleep disorder - Wikipedia

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   Others include sleep apnea, narcolepsy and hypersomnia (excessive sleepiness at inappropriate times), sleeping sickness (disruption of sleep cycle due to infection), sleepwalking, and night terrors. Sleep disruptions can be caused by various issues, including teeth grinding and night terrors. Management of sleep disturbances that are secondary ...