This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Fitness to drive with OSAS The biggest enemy of fitness to drive – from a sleep medicine perspective – is sleepiness. The most common underlying cause is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). “Drowsiness: greater traffic… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Narcolepsy Always sleepy The terms used by patients for various sleep-associated complaints – daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia, fatigue or tiredness (fatigue) – can be understood very inconsistently. They require precise diagnostics to enable targeted…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic fatigue syndrome or something else? Meaningful laboratory tests for chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) affects women more often than men. There is no laboratory test that conclusively indicates CFS. The focus is on the exclusion of various root causes resp.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Drowsiness in road traffic Stop, have a coffee, take a short nap – and keep going 10-15% of the population suffer from daytime sleepiness. Causes include socially induced sleep deprivation, shift work, or diseases such as sleep apnea syndrome, narcolepsy and other hypersomnias, restless legs syndrome,…
