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Excessive sleep. psg/mslt tests; awaiting result. mslt sleep occurred at: 10am (3.5 min), 12pm (4 min), 2pm (4 min), 4pm (12 min), 6pm (none). ideas?
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Interesting: This may be narcolepsy. But psg needs reviewing also. There is effective treatment that can be prescribed by a sleep doc.
Answered 10/4/2013
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