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drowsiness

A mildly impaired state of arousal associated with a desire to sleep. Etiology: - pharmaceutical agents: 1) antihistamines 2) anxiolytic drugs 3) clonidine 4) major tranquilizers 5) methyldopa 6) tricyclic antidepressants

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somnolence (sleepiness)

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sign/symptom

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 829-39
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.