PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - V. Viot-Blanc
TI  - ERS School Course Sleep Medicine: Non-respiratory causes of excessive daytime sleepiness
AID  - 10.1183/18106838.0203.245
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - Breathe
PG  - 245--249
VI  - 2
IP  - 3
4099  - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/2/3/245.short
4100  - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/2/3/245.full
SO  - Breathe2006 Mar 01; 2
AB  - Educational aimsTo present the symptoms, methods of assessment and the different causes of excessive daytime sleepiness when nocturnal respiratory disturbances have been excluded.To enable physicians to confirm a diagnosis of sleepiness and recognise the pathology.Summary Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is defined as an inability to stay awake and alert during the major waking episodes of the day, resulting in unintended drowsiness or sleep episodes almost daily for at least 3 months. This review will examine the assessment of sleepiness and different causes of EDS.