Misdiagnosis of Hypersomnia

About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Hypersomnia or confirming a diagnosis of Hypersomnia, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Hypersomnia may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Hypersomnia. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

Alternative diagnoses list for Hypersomnia: For a diagnosis of Hypersomnia, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Hypersomnia:

Normal sleep patterns - some people sleep more than others.
Primary Hypersomnia
Other conditions leading to daytime sleepiness or similar symptoms:
- Insomnia
- Primary insomnia
- Sleep deprivation
- Narcolepsy
- Sleep apnea
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Breathing-related sleep disorder
- Circadian rhythm sleep disorder
- Parasomnias
Other causes of daytime sleepiness

Hypersomnia as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Hypersomnia is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

Insomnia

Misdiagnosis cases for Hypersomnia: No cases available yet.
Last revision: July 1, 2003

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