Can’t Stay Awake? A Rare Sleep Disorder Could Be the Cause

By Mara Santilli, Feb 12, 2025

“Idiopathic hypersomnia is a very challenging diagnosis, and basically it is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning almost everything has to be ruled out first, including narcolepsy, before the diagnosis can be made,” says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., who is double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in the San Francisco Bay area.

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