Daytime sleepiness is common in myotonic dystrophy and might be attributed to disturbed nocturnal breathing. Seventeen out of 22 patients complained of excessive daytime sleepiness, resembling "idiopathic hypersomnolence". Sleep apnoea might have contributed to daytime sleepiness in only three of 17 patients. Treatment with the central stimulant methylphenidate produced sustained benefit in sev...

OBJECTIVE A validated measure of daytime sleepiness for adolescents is needed to better explore emerging relationships between sleepiness and the mental and physical health of adolescents. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a widely used scale for daytime sleepiness in adults but contains references to alcohol and driving. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) ...

Excessive daytime sleepiness is a frequent and a highly disruptive symptom to the daily routine of children with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and their families. The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of modafinil, a central stimulant, on excessive daytime sleepiness in children and adolescents with PWS. The efficacy of modafinil was evaluated in this open label pilot study comp...

Driver sleepiness is a major cause of serious road crashes. Coffee is often used as an effective countermeasure to driver sleepiness. However, the caffeine levels in coffee are variable, whereas certain proprietary "functional energy drinks" (FEDs) contain known levels of caffeine (and other ingredients). We investigated the effectiveness of a well-known FED in reducing sleepiness in drivers. T...

Cassia Roth, A Miscarriage of Justice: Women's Reproductive Lives and the Law in Early Twentieth-Century Brazil (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2020), pp. xv + 359, £25.99, pb. - Volume 54 Issue 3

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXCESSIVE SLEEPINESS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES FOR THE SLEEP CLINICIAN. Pathological sleepiness occurs in association with disorders and conditions such as narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, and sleep deprivation. It may occur due to the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, a variety of other medical and neurological...

This study examined the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness, as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), in a cohort of adult psychiatric patients. A total of 300 psychiatric outpatients and an additional 300 healthy controls completed the ESS. Excessive sleepiness was defined by a score of > or =10. The prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness was higher in the psychiatric grou...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate cortical motor area function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) during the daytime. DESIGN The day after a nocturnal polysomnography, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the motor cortex was performed recording Motor Evoked Potential from the first dorsal interosseous muscle of the dominant hand. We evaluated: 1) the relaxed motor th...

Sleepiness at workplace, the biological drive to sleep, has a highly negative impact on employees' working behavior in organizations. Recently, this phenomenon has attached more and more attention in the management filed; and it has attracted much attention of researchers from other fields, such as management and psychology. By reviewing and analyzing the previous studies, this paper clarifies ...