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Hypersomnia after Head-Neck Trauma, A Medicolegal Dilemma
Neurol 54:653-659, Guilleminault,C.,et al, 2000
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Article Abstract
Post-traumatic complaint of somnolence was associated with variable degrees of impaired daytime functioning in more than 98% of patients. Patients who were in a coma for 24 hours, who had a head fracture, or who had immediate neurosurgical i nterventions were likely to have scores > 16 points on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and
 
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