Diagnostic criteria and codes - sleep wake disorders - hyper somnolence disorder
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What is criteria A for hyper somnolence disorder?
Self-reported excessive sleepiness, despite sleeping period of at least 7 hours. At least 1 one of:
- Recurrent periods of sleep or lapses of sleep within the same day
- A prolonged main sleep episode of more than hours per day that is nonrestorative
- Difficulty being fully awake after abrupt awakening
What is criteria B for hyper somnolence disorder?
>3 times a week, >3 months
Specifiers for hyper somnolence disorder?
Specify if:
Specify if:
Specify current severity based difficulty maintaining daytime alertness
- With non–sleep disorder mental comorbidity, including substance use disorders
- With other medical comorbidity
- With other sleep disorder
Specify if:
- Acute: Duration of less than 1 month.
- Subacute: Symptoms last at least 1 month but less than 3 months.
- Persistent: Symptoms last 3 months or longer.
Specify current severity based difficulty maintaining daytime alertness
- Mild: Difficulty maintaining daytime alertness 1–2 days/week.
- Moderate: 3–4 days/week.
- Severe: 5–7 days/week.
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