A syndrome of hypersomnia with automatic behavior.

摘要: Abstract Five male patients, complaining of daytime sleep attacks, and having a history automatic behavior, were recorded continuously by polygraph for 108 h under two different protocols: (I) (first 48 h) with restricted time (8.5 (II) ad libitum sleep. Patients given specific tests to perform during Phase I. Six normal males run as controls At the end recordings, patients had measurements Homovanillic Acid (HVA) 5 Hydroxy-indol Acetic (5HIAA) in CSF before after Probenecid testing. appeared present an abnormal structure, lack Stage 3 4 NREM sleep, but no significant increase total 24 compared normals. They also repetitive very short periods “micro-sleep” which account their behavior responsible great decrement performance controls. No HVA 5HIAA abnormality could be detected. This syndrome, greatly impairs social life working ability may more related impairment “wakefulness” structures than dysfunction “sleep” structures.