Idiopathic hypersomnia
Synonyms: Idiopathic excessive sleepiness
A rare neurologic disease characterized by an excessive daytime sleepiness with long and unrefreshing naps and/or prolonged and undisturbed nocturnal sleep impaired daytime alertness and/or sleep inertia (ie great difficulty in waking up after sleep) and where other causes have been excluded.
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Advocacy Organizations
Hypersomnia Foundation
The Hypersomnia Foundation engages, informs and champions our global community to improve the lives of people with idiopathic hypersomnia and related sleep disorders.
FamilieSCN2A Foundation
We are an organization created by parents of children diagnosed with rare forms of Epilepsy and Autism as a result of a change in the SCN2A gene. Our vision is to find effective treatments and a cure for SCN2A related disorders. Our mission is to improve the lives of those affected by SCN2A related disorders through research, public awareness, family support and patient advocacy.
Moonshots for Unicorns
Curing single-gene disorders
COMBINEDBrain Inc
COMBINEDBrain is a consortium for outcome measures and biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders. We are collaborating to cure rare, non-verbal brain disorders.
Clinical Trials
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