Table 3 Clinical characteristics of four patients with excessive sleepiness after COVID-19 infection

Sex

F

M

F

F

Age (years)

35

42

32

55

Time from COVID-19 infection (months)

18

18

13

18

Need for hospitalization

N

N

N

N

Cognitive complaint

Y

Y

Y

Y

Time from ES onset (months)

17

17

12

17

Epworth scale

22

16

21

4

Snoring

N

N

N

N

Fatigue

Y

N

Y

N

Restorative sleep

N

N

N

N

Cataplexy

N

N

N

N

RLS symptoms

N

N

N

N

Treatment

Modafinil 200 mg/d + Methylphenidate 10 mg/d

Modafinil 200 mg/d

Lisdexamphetamine 35 mg/d

–

Improvement of ES

Y

Y

Y

Y