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somnolence syndrome Audio
[ som-noh-lens sin-drome ]
Definitions related to somnolence syndrome:
  • An uncommon subacute encephalopathy seen following cranial irradiation for cerebral neoplasms. Clinical signs manifest several weeks after treatment and include drowsiness, fatigue, lethargy and slowed mental processing. Clinical course is usually benign, self-limited and independent of radiotherapy dose.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Periods of drowsiness, lethargy, loss of appetite, and irritability in children following radiation therapy treatments to the head.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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