The current research on excessive daytime sleepiness / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

With the development of medicine, sleep disorders have been taken seriously by clinicians of all disciplines, but there is no systematic, intuitive and comprehensive understanding of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). It is even considered that excessive sleepiness is not a disease and does not require treatment. This review describes the concept, pathogenesis, pathophysiological mechanisms, related complications, evaluation and treatment of EDS.