(from sleepiness)
1Sleepiness, excessive daytime (EDS) — A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as narcolepsy. It is often associated with cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone and paralysis of voluntary muscles associated with a strong… …
2Excessive daytime sleepiness — Infobox Disease Name = daytime hypersomnia Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|F|51|1|f|50, ICD10|G|47|1|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|291.82, ICD9|292.85, ICD9|307.43 ICD9|307.44, ICD9|327.1, ICD9|780.53 ICD9|780.54 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj …
3Excessive daytime sleepiness — A neurological disorder in which there is a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Excessive daytime sleepiness is also known as narcolepsy. The condition is often associated with: {{}}Cataplexy a sudden loss of muscle tone and… …
4EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) — A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as narcolepsy. It is often associated with cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone and paralysis of voluntary muscles associated with a strong… …
5Epworth Sleepiness Scale — a questionnaire to assess the likelihood of falling asleep. It is used to help distinguish snoring from obstructive sleep apnoea …
6drowsy — drowsily, adv. drowsiness, n. /drow zee/, adj., drowsier, drowsiest. 1. half asleep; sleepy. 2. marked by or resulting from sleepiness. 3. dull; sluggish. 4. inducing lethargy or sleepiness: drowsy spring weather. [1520 30; DROWSE + Y1] …
7drowsy — drow•sy [[t]ˈdraʊ zi[/t]] adj. si•er, si•est 1) half asleep; sleepy 2) marked by or resulting from sleepiness 3) dull; sluggish; listless 4) inducing lethargy or sleepiness: drowsy spring weather[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 drow′si•ly, adv.… …
8drowsy — /ˈdraʊzi / (say drowzee) adjective (drowsier, drowsiest) 1. inclined to sleep; half asleep. 2. marked by or resulting from sleepiness. 3. dull; sluggish. 4. inducing sleepiness. {drows(e) + y1} –drowsily, adverb –drowsiness, noun …
9Chlorpromazine and the Phenothiazine Antipsychotics — (from 1952). Prehistory: In 1883, August Bernthsen (1855–1931), a postdoctoral student in chemistry at Heidelberg, synthesized a hydrocarbon molecule with two benzol rings connected to each other by a sulfur and a nitrogen atom. Writing in… …
10Narcolepsy — For other uses, see Narcolepsy (disambiguation). Narcolepsy Classification and external resources ICD 10 G47.4 ICD 9 …
