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SomnusNooze Topics: Other Hypersomnias
Umecrine Cognition Expands Study of New Medicine GR3027 to IH
Everyone here at the Hypersomnia Foundation is always excited when researchers and pharmaceutical companies include IH as a part of their clinical trials and research. With each clinical trial and research project, we grow ever closer to more effective... read >
Sleep-Wake Disturbance Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
Background According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2 million people in the United States suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Most people with a TBI will also experience a sleep-wake disturbance... read >
Antibiotic May Decrease EDS in GABA-Related Hypersomnia
A study of clarithromycin in the treatment of GABA-related hypersomnia indicates that this drug may be effective in some patients with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), narcolepsy without cataplexy, and subjective hypersomnia. Background The US Food and... read >
Summary of Research into Clarithromycin as a Hypersomnia Treatment
GABA is known to promote sleep and decreased consciousness, and many patients with CNS hypersomnia have been found to have endogenous GABA-A receptor hyper-reactivity. Flumazenil, a known GABA-A antagonist, has been shown to reduce symptoms in these... read >