Subjective sleepiness ratings (Epworth sleepiness scale) do not reflect the same parameter of sleepiness as objective sleepiness (maintenance of wakefulness test) in patients with narcolepsy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2131-2135

  Sangal, R Bart ^a,b   Mitler, Merrill M ^c   Sangal, Joanne M ^a  

^a Sleep Disord Inst Sangal Res F   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Hypersomnia; Maintenance of Wakefulness Test; Modafinil; Multiple Sleep Latency Test; Narcolepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP;

EID: 0032731335     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00167-4     Document Type: Article

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