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Excessive Sleep reasons

2021-08-21 14:24:23
My mom aged 78 years has been oversleeping lately. She is underweight. Could this be due to any deficiency or weakness? No other symptoms except weakness.
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Answered2021-08-22 06:11:15

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Yes. Kindly get a basic encephalopathy screen.

Answered2021-08-21 14:37:23

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