PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Benbadis, Selim R.
TI  - Daytime sleepiness: When is it normal? When to refer?
DP  - 1998 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 543--549
VI  - 65
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/10/543.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/10/543.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1998 Nov 01; 65
AB  - 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.