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HYPERSOMNIE IDIOPATHIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- idiopathic hypersomnia
1, record 1, English, idiopathic%20hypersomnia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rare sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness in which the affected individual sleeps longer than normal and for which the exact cause is unknown. 2, record 1, English, - idiopathic%20hypersomnia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypersomnie idiopathique
1, record 1, French, hypersomnie%20idiopathique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trouble rare du sommeil qui est caractérisé par un sommeil nocturne prolongé et une somnolence diurne excessive dont l’origine est inconnue. 2, record 1, French, - hypersomnie%20idiopathique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- depressive hypersomnia
1, record 2, English, depressive%20hypersomnia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... depressive hypersomnia is usually attributed to a lack of initiative, apathy, clinophilia (tendency to maintain a reclining position) and associated with normal or only mildly abnormal sleep latencies ... 2, record 2, English, - depressive%20hypersomnia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hypersomnie dépressive
1, record 2, French, hypersomnie%20d%C3%A9pressive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les hypersomnies d’origine psychiatrique, en particulier, les hypersomnies dépressives. Elles sont très fréquentes et mal étudiées. Il est parfois difficile de faire le diagnostic différentiel entre hypersomnie idiopathique et hypersomnie dépressive, la plainte de somnolence ou de fatigue étant retrouvée dans les deux cas. 2, record 2, French, - hypersomnie%20d%C3%A9pressive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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