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DAYTIME SLEEPINESS [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
  • Human Biological Requirements
CONT

Daytime sleepiness, defined as the inability to stay awake and alert during the major waking periods of the day, results in unintended lapses into drowsiness or sleep.

Key term(s)
  • day-time sleepiness
  • day-time somnolence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
  • Besoins biologiques de l'homme
CONT

La somnolence diurne (ou somnolence dans la journée) est caractérisée par un excès de sommeil durant la journée et correspond à une diminution momentanée de l'éveil.

CONT

La somnolence de jour est associée à une plus grande atteinte fonctionnelle et cognitive, elle dénote un désordre du sommeil et constitue un risque majeur d'accident automobile.

Spanish

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