title: Daytime sleepiness: when is it normal? When to refer?
abstract: Most disorders that cause daytime sleepiness can and should be identified and treated. Physicians should recognize that excessive daytime sleepiness is a symptom with serious consequences, including higher risk of accidents and, in the case of obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction, and death. An algorithm for office-based evaluation, indications for further testing, and sleep lab testing methods are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Lauderdale 33309, USA. benbads@cesmtp.ccf.org
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Benbadis
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D017286:Polysomnography; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*