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Background Objectives To evaluate hypersomnolence in patients affected by fibromyalgia syndrome. Methods Thirty consecutive patients affected by fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) (28 F) underwent a general sleep questionnaire, the Epsworth sleepiness scale (ESS), formal polysomnography, and lung function tests. Results Patients complaining of daytime hypersomnolence had a higher number of tender points (15 ± 2 vs 12 ± 1, p FMS patients who referred daytime somnolence slept significantly less efficiently than the FMS with no day time somnolence (p Conclusion The occurrence of daytime hypersomnolence in FMS patients, is linked to a greater severity of fibromyalgia symptoms and to a more severe polisomnographic alterations. |
