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Somnolencia: qué es, qué la causa y cómo se mide: [revisión] / Sleepiness: what it is, what causes it, and how measure it: [review]
Rosales Mayor, Edmundo; Rey de Castro Mujica, Jorge.
  • Rosales Mayor, Edmundo; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima. PE
  • Rey de Castro Mujica, Jorge; CENTRES. Lima. PE
Acta méd. peru ; 27(2): 137-143, abr.-jun. 2010. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS, LIPECS | ID: lil-580163
RESUMEN
La somnolencia, o la tendencia a quedarse dormido, puede ser el principal síntoma de diversas patologías. La causa más común de somnolencia es la privación de sueño. Su medición es compleja debido a sus diferentes conceptos operacionales. Los instrumentos más utilizados son los cuestionarios de auto-evaluación que miden la somnolencia subjetiva. La somnolencia excesiva tiene un impacto en la salud mental y física de la persona que lo sufre, por lo que es de suma importancia que el personal de salud pueda evaluar esta condición y determinar la causa; o derivarlos al especialista en trastornos del sueño si el caso es complejo.
ABSTRACT
Somnolence, defined as a tendency to fall asleep, may be the main symptom in many different conditions. Sleep deprivation is the most common cause for somnolence. Measuring or assessing somnolence may be complicated, because of its operational definitions. Most commonly used instruments include self-administered questionnaires measuring subjective somnolence. Excessive somnolence has an impact on mental and physical health of affected persons, so it is important that healthcare professionals should always be able to properly assess this condition, and to determine its cause. If cases are troublesome or complicated, then the patient may be sent to a specialist in sleep medicine.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sleep / Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Type of study: Etiology study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Acta méd. peru Year: 2010 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: CENTRES/PE / Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia/PE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sleep / Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Type of study: Etiology study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Acta méd. peru Year: 2010 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: CENTRES/PE / Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia/PE