A Case of Secondary Hypersomnia Associated with Amlodipine
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Sleep Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Excessive daytime sleepiness is a symptom which can caused serious problems in patients life and is widely common in general population. It may be occurred depending on drug use and medical conditions. Secondary reasons must be investigated before making the diagnosis of primary hypersomnia in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness. In this case report, a patient who was followed up with the diagnosis of idiopathic hypersomnia, but was diagnosed as hypersomnia associated with amlodipine use along with conditions that Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome and delayed sleep phase syndrome may cause excessive daytime sleepiness, was presented.
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Güray Koç, Bülent Devrim Akçay, Sinan Yetkin
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