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Hypersomnia: increased need of sleep. See detailed information below for a list of 23 causes of Hypersomnia, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Hypersomnia, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Hypersomnia may include these symptoms:
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RLS sleep disorder causing night-time leg sensations often misdiagnosed: A common but relatively unknown sleep-related disorder called Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is often misdiagnosed. The typical symptoms are night-time tingling, crawling, or burning...read more »
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An inability to stay awake
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The list below shows some of the causes of Hypersomnia mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hypersomnia. Of the 23 causes of Hypersomnia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Hypersomnia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hypersomnia based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Medical Conditions associated with Hypersomnia:
Sleep symptoms (1476 causes), Sleeping problems (873 causes), Nocturnal symptoms (698 causes)
Symptoms related to Hypersomnia:
Schizophrenia, Substance-induced sleep disorder, Narcolepsy, Sleep deprivation, CFS/Fibromyalgia/Chronic fatigue syndrome, Sleeping sickness/trypanosomiasis, Glioblastoma multiforme, Fibromyositis/Fibromyalgia syndrome
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