title: Excessive somnolence.
abstract: Excessive somnolence can be quite a incapacitating manifestation, and is frequently neglected by physicians and patients. This article reviews the determinant factors, the evaluation and quantification of diurnal somnolence, and the description and treatment of the main causes of excessive somnolence.
authors.affiliation: Interdepartmental Center for Sleep Studies, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo (CIES HC-FMUSP), Brazil.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alóe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gentil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaff
mesh_terms: D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans