RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Daytime sleepiness: When is it normal? When to refer?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 543
OP 549
VO 65
IS 10
A1 Benbadis, Selim R.
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/10/543.abstract
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.