Urine Toxicology in Adults Evaluated for a Central Hypersomnia and How the Results Modify the Physician's Diagnosis | Zendy

Christopher Kosky | Zendy; Anastasios Bonakis | Zendy; Arthee Yogendran | Zendy; Gihan Hettiarachchi | Zendy; Paul I. Dargan | Zendy; Adrian J. Williams | Zendy

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Urine Toxicology in Adults Evaluated for a Central Hypersomnia and How the Results Modify the Physician's Diagnosis

Author(s) -

Christopher Kosky,

Anastasios Bonakis,

Arthee Yogendran,

Gihan Hettiarachchi,

Paul I. Dargan,

Adrian J. Williams

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.6276

Subject(s) - medicine , multiple sleep latency test , narcolepsy , urine , cataplexy , drug , cannabis , psychiatry , sleep disorder , modafinil , excessive daytime sleepiness , insomnia

Drugs and psychoactive substances can cause sleepiness and when undetected, may lead to over diagnosis of central hypersomnias. We performed urine drug testing using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in adults undergoing multiple sleep latency testing (MSLT) for a suspected central hypersomnia. We examined how the drug test results modified the treating physician's diagnosis.

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