Symptoms

Symptoms

The most typical symptoms of hypersomnia are:

• Excessive daytime sleepiness leading to prolonged naps that are not refreshing.
• Nocturnal sleep of long duration (as much as 12 hr or more)
• Sleep drunkenness
• Difficulty in awakening the patients from sleep
• Episodes of automatic behavior may also be present.

a. Idiopathic Hypersomnia (Primary Hypersomnia)

• Idiopathic hypersomnia is characterized by long periods involving episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness. Most of the time the symptoms are present.
• Some people with this disorder experience automatic behavior such as:

1. Headaches
2. Dizziness
3. Cold hands and feet
4. Depression symptoms

b. Post - traumatic Hypersomnia:

• Post - traumatic hypersomnia may mimic idiopathic hypersomnia.