What they found could provide benefits for patients with the genetic disease myotonic dystrophy (DM) and possibly the sleep disorder idiopathic hypersomnia (IH). (emoryhealthsciblog.com)
Women who had depression before they became pregnant were more likely to experience hypersomnia or difficulty falling asleep. (sciencedaily.com)
During these periods of hypersomnia, patients usually get up only to shovel food into their mouths, bathe, and take care of bodily functions. (discovermagazine.com)