Idiopathic Hypersomnia

DENVER — Patients with idiopathic hypersomnia have higher odds of comorbidities both related and unrelated to sleep, Jed Black, MD, says in this Healio video from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS — Treatment with Xywav was effective in addressing symptoms of idiopathic hypersomnia, regardless of baseline sleep inertia severity, according to Marisa Whalen, PharmD, in this Healio video from SLEEP 2023.

Excessive daytime sleepiness is a common symptom of several sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea, which is estimated to affect 10% to 30% of adults in the U.S and often goes underdiagnosed, according to the Sleep Foundation.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Sumitomo Pharma Co. to develop and commercialize an oral treatment for narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia and other sleep disorders.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The side effect profile of lower-sodium oxybate was similar to that seen in previous sodium oxybate trials when being used to treat idiopathic hypersomnia, Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM, said at SLEEP 2022.

LXB improved all measures of function and work productivity among patients with idiopathic hypersomnia, according to findings presented at the American Neurological Association Annual Meeting.