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Sleep drunkeness

MedGen UID:
1052619
•Concept ID:
CN377288
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000456

Definition

Sleep drunkenness refers to the prolonged and pronounced difficulty with awakening from nocturnal sleep and daytime naps. This symptom should be distinguished from the milder and physiologic state of sleep inertia seen even in healthy controls . [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSleep drunkeness

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PubMed

The orexin story and orexin receptor antagonists for the treatment of insomnia.
Muehlan C, Roch C, Vaillant C, Dingemanse J
J Sleep Res 2023 Dec;32(6):e13902. Epub 2023 Apr 22 doi: 10.1111/jsr.13902. PMID: 37086045
Clinical pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of orexin receptor antagonists for the treatment of insomnia disorders.
Muehlan C, Vaillant C, Zenklusen I, Kraehenbuehl S, Dingemanse J
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2020 Nov;16(11):1063-1078. Epub 2020 Oct 4 doi: 10.1080/17425255.2020.1817380. PMID: 32901578
The neurobiology, investigation, and treatment of chronic insomnia.
Riemann D, Nissen C, Palagini L, Otte A, Perlis ML, Spiegelhalder K
Lancet Neurol 2015 May;14(5):547-58. Epub 2015 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00021-6. PMID: 25895933

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