Positive Sleep State Misperception Mimicking Hypersomnia.

Author: Cheol Won JANG ¹ ; Ki Hwan JI
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1. Mackenzie Hwamyung Ilsin Christian Medical Center, Busan, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Sleep state misperception; Paradoxical insomnia; Hypersomnia
MeSH: Disorders of Excessive Somnolence*; Female; Humans; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic*; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
From:Journal of Sleep Medicine 2015;12(2):64-66
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: A condition of underestimation of sleep is classified as paradoxical insomnia or sleep state misperception. However, overestimation of sleep, so called positive sleep state misperception has not been clearly described. Here we report a middle-aged woman with positive sleep state misperception who presented excessive sleepiness mimicking hypersomnia.