raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:33208

Idiopathic hypersomnia

Synonyms: Idiopathic excessive sleepiness

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

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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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIdiopathic hypersomniaIdiopathic excessive sleepiness
frHypersomnie idiopathiqueSomnolence excessive idiopathique
deHypersomnie, idiopathischeIdiopathische übermäßige Schläfrigkeit
esHipersomnia idiopáticaSomnolencia excesiva idiopática
itIpersonnia idiopatica
nlIdiopathische hypersomnieIdiopathische excessieve slaperigheid
ptHipersónia idiopática
plIdiopatyczna hipersomniaHipersomnia pierwotna
csIdiopatická hypersomniePrimární hypersomnie
ukІдіопатична гіперсомніяІдіопатична надмірна сонливість
zh特发性过度睡眠原发性过度睡眠
trİdiyopatik hipersomniPrimer hipersomnia

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G47.1Especificvalidated
ICD-117A21Especificvalidated
MONDO0018044Evalidated
MeSHD020177Evalidated
UMLSC0751757Evalidated
GARD8737Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2015[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

12 annotations · validated 2023-09-07
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001262Excessive daytime somnolence
HP:0100786Hypersomnia
HP:0002360Sleep abnormality
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0033630Brain fog
HP:0002354Memory impairment
HP:0000736Short attention span
HP:6000456Sleep drunkeness
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000716Depression
HP:0002519Hypnagogic hallucinations
HP:0006896Hypnopompic hallucinations
HP:0025233Sleep paralysis
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0025267Snoring

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 36401976[PMID]_28778232[PMID]

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Sources for this card