Disorders of Excessive Somnolence
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
Increased prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in adults.
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Leading journals1
- American journal of epidemiology1
Leading researchers6
- Barnet JH1
- Hagen EW1
- Hla KM1
- Palta M1
- Peppard PE1
- Young T1
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
Disorders characterized by hypersomnolence during normal waking hours that may impair cognitive functioning. Subtypes include primary hypersomnia disorders (e.g., IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNOLENCE; NARCOLEPSY; and KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME) and secondary hypersomnia disorders where excessive somnolence can be attributed to a known cause (e.g., drug affect, MENTAL DISORDERS, and SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME). (From J Neurol Sci 1998 Jan 8;153(2):192-202; Thorpy, Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 2nd ed, p320)
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.