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ReviewJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2026

Research priorities to improve classification of sleep-wake disorders.

Michael J Sateia, Sabra Abbott, R Robert Auger, Ronald D Chervin, Lucas M Donovan, Birgit Hogl, R John Kimoff, Kenneth L Lichstein, Rachel Manber, Mauro Manconi and 9 more

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Review in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Michael J SateiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 13709 Oasis Terrace, Lakewood Ranch, FL, 34202, USA. michael.j.sateia@dartmouth.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7131-0560
Sabra AbbottDepartment of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
R Robert AugerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
Ronald D ChervinDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Lucas M DonovanDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Birgit HoglDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
R John KimoffRespiratory Division, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Kenneth L LichsteinDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Rachel ManberDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Mauro ManconiSleep Medicine Unit, Neurocenter of the Southern Switzerland, EOC, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, and University of Bern, Lugano, Switzerland.
Kiran P MaskiDepartment of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
William G OndoDepartment of Neurology, Houston Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Sanjay R PatelDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Susheel P PatilDepartment of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
David T PlanteDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Kristie R RossDepartment of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Carlos H SchenckMinnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, and Departments of Psychiatry, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ambra StefaniDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Aleksandar VidenovicDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objectives of this paper are to identify areas of data deficiencies most relevant to classification of sleep-wake disorders, present existing evidence that informs decisions, and suggest research goals to elucidate classification decisions.

methodsA panel of experts in nosology, consisting of ICSD-3-TR task force members and work group chairs, identified key questions related to the classification of sleep disorders. The panel reviewed the literature based on systematic and targeted searches and developed research priorities to address these questions.

resultsNumerous unresolved issues were identified following preparation of ICSD-3-TR, including whether insomnia with objective short sleep duration should be a formal subtype of chronic insomnia disorder and nocturnal muscle cramps should be removed as a sleep–wake disorder. In addition, the panel identified the following issues for inclusion: (1) defining diagnostic metrics for COMISA, (2) refining metrics for obstructive sleep apnea and subtypes, (3) clarifying the pathological significance of central sleep apnea, (4) subtyping of idiopathic hypersomnia, (5) evaluating circadian biomarkers and subtyping of delayed sleep–wake phase disorder, (6) revising criteria for periodic limb movement disorder, and (7) establishing REM atonia loss thresholds for REM sleep behavior disorder Research directions and methodologies are outlined for each area.

conclusionsAccurate diagnosis is essential for effective treatment. Imprecise criteria risk unnecessary or missed treatments. Greater investment in diagnostic research is needed to advance data-driven classification systems.

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Biomedical ResearchResearchSleep Wake DisordersHumans

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PMID41678035
PMCPMC12995100

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