hypersomnia

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According to Dr. Gomez-Esteban, the drugs acting directly on the Dopamine receptors appear to improve nicturia, although not improving night time sleep nor the presence of daytime hypersomnia (difficulty in staying awake).

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  • Oh, and she wrote "insomnia" as one of my symptoms, even after I very clearly said that I have hypersomnia, that I sleep too much. —  Progressive U - The new media voice for students
  • According to Dr. Gomez-Esteban, the drugs acting directly on the Dopamine receptors appear to improve nicturia, although not improving night time sleep nor the presence of daytime hypersomnia (difficulty in staying awake). —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • The three major sleep disorders are dyssomnias (insomnia), hypersomnia (disorders of excessive sleepiness) and parasomnias (abnormal behaviors during sleep).
  • Sleeping too much or struggling to sleep (hypersomnia or insomnia)
  • "The TBI patients with sleep apnea and no improvement in sleepiness may have had a combination of pre-existing sleep apnea and posttraumatic hypersomnia, causing sleepiness after the injury," said Castriotta. —  Health News from Medical News Today
 

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