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Women and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

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Sleep Disorders in Women

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This chapter discusses excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) related to primary sleep disorders other than obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) and EDS secondary to other medical problems-the secondary hypersomnias.

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Attarian, H.P. (2006). Women and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. In: Attarian, H.P. (eds) Sleep Disorders in Women. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-115-4_12

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