M Billiard

Altered states of consciousness in disorders of daytime sleepiness.

Journal of the Neurological Sciences November 1, 1975 Christian Guilleminault, M Billiard, J Montplaisir et al.

Patients with daytime sleepiness present altered states of consciousness. The occurrence of these states impairs their professional, social and familial activities and may threaten life itself. The automatic behavior syndrome is characterized by continuation of mechanical activity and complete amnesia. Episodes lasting from a few seconds to several hours are correlated with repetitive...