Hypersomnia
DDx
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- Sleep apnea
 
DDX
- Insomnia of any cause limiting night-time sleep
 - Inadequate sleep time (lifestyle)
 - Sleep apnea
 - Narcolepsy
 - Primary insomnia (primary CNS hypersomnolence)
 - Drugs, eg, sedatives, opiates
 - Depression
 - Hypothyroidism
 - Kleine-Levin syndrome
 
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Last updated: February 24, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Hypersomnia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114943/all/Hypersomnia. 
Zeiger RFR. Hypersomnia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114943/all/Hypersomnia. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Hypersomnia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114943/all/Hypersomnia
Zeiger RFR. Hypersomnia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114943/all/Hypersomnia.
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