differential diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Last reviewed 12/2022
differential diagnosis
Excessive day time sleepiness which is the main symptoms in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is also present in the following conditions:
- insufficient sleep - can be due to fragmented sleep (quality of sleep) or
sleep deprivation (quantity of sleep)
- shift work
- depression
- narcolepsy
- hypothyroidism
- restless leg syndrome /periodic limb movement disorder
- drugs
- sedatives
- stimulants (caffeine, theophyllines, amphetamines)
- beta blockers
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- idiopathic hypersomnolence
- excess alcohol
- neurological conditions
- dystrophica myotonica
- previous encephalitis
- previous head injury
- parkinsonism (1)
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