Car Crashes and Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence: A French Study.

Drowsiness compromises driving ability by reducing alertness and attentiveness, and delayed reaction times. Sleep-related car crashes account for a considerable proportion of accident at the wheel. Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) are rare central diso...

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Main Authors: Fabio Pizza, Isabelle Jaussent, Regis Lopez, Carole Pesenti, Giuseppe Plazzi, Xavier Drouot, Smaranda Leu-Semenescu, Severine Beziat, Isabelle Arnulf, Yves Dauvilliers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4460078?pdf=render