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Somnolencia
Definición:
La somnolencia se refiere a sentirse anormalmente soñoliento durante el dÃa, a menudo, con una fuerte tendencia a quedarse dormirse realmente en situaciones o momentos inapropiados.
Nombres alternativos:
Hipersomnia; somnolencia durante el dÃa
Consideraciones generales:
La somnolencia excesiva durante el dÃa (sin una causa conocida) sugiere la presencia de un trastorno importante del sueño y es diferente a la fatiga . Aunque, la depresión , la ansiedad , el estrés y el aburrimiento pueden contribuir a una somnolencia excesiva, estas condiciones causan en particular más fatiga y apatÃa .
Causas comunes:
- Poco tiempo de sueño auto impuesto
- Medicamentos (tranquilizantes, pÃldoras para dormir, antihistamÃnicos)
- Trastornos del sueño (tales como el sÃndrome de la apnea del sueño y la narcolepsia)
- Otras condiciones médicas (como hipotiroidismo, hipercalcemia e hipo/hipernatremia)
- Fecha de revisión: 2/9/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Frederic F. Little, M.D., Department of Allergy and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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