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Jactatio capitis nocturna with persistence in adulthood: case report [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1998
Rhythmic movement disorder, also known as jactatio capitis nocturna, is an infancy and childhood sleep-related disorder charactherized by repetitive movements occurring immediately prior to sleep onset and sustained into light sleep.
ROSANA S.C. ALVES, FLÁVIO ALÓE, ADEMIR B. SILVA, STELLA M. TAVARES   +3 more
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Intake of stimulant foods is associated with development of parasomnias in children

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2016
Objective To verify if nighttime feeding habits can influence parasomnia in children. Method Seven private and four public Elementary Schools took part in the study.
Fabiana Ruotolo, Lucila B. F. Prado, Vanessa R. Ferreira, Gilmar F. Prado, Luciane B. C. Carvalho   +4 more
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Forensic considerations on violent parasomnias during lifespan [PDF]

, 2018
Nocturnal parasomnias are a group of sleep complex manifestation that don't alter the sleep macrostructure, but when persistent during adulthood may be assume violent aspects with relevant forensic implications about the ...
Cerroni F., Chisari M. G., D'Oro L., Di Folco A., Franco S., Gallai B., Geraci D., Lavano F., Lavano S. M., Magliulo R. M., Marotta R., Marsala G., Murabito P., Parisi L., Picciocchi E., Polito A. N., Romano P., Russo D., Salerno M., Salerno M., Sessa F., Sorrentino M., Testa D., Tripi G.   +23 more
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Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Dissociative Symptoms in Patients with Parasomnia

Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2021
Objective:Parasomnias are sleep disorders that are characterised by abnormal or unwanted movements, behaviours, emotions, perceptions, dreams and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
Fatma Doğan, Sacit İçten, Serap Erdoğan Taycan   +2 more
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Parasomnias and Antidepressant Therapy: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2011
There exists a varying level of evidence linking the use of antidepressant medication to the parasomnias, ranging from larger, more comprehensive studies in the area of RBD to primarily case reports in the NREM parasomnias.
Lara Kierlin, Michael R. Littner
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Parasomnias [PDF]

Disease-a-Month, 2011
Parasomnias are any undesirable physical events or experiences that happen during falling asleep, staying asleep or during arousals from sleep. Parasomnias are classified primarily based on the stage of sleep from which they originate i.e. NREM or REM sleep and by the nature of symptoms, i.e. sleep terrors, sleep walking, sleep eating, etc.
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Insomnia – A Heterogenic Disorder Often Comorbid With Psychological and Somatic Disorders and Diseases: A Narrative Review With Focus on Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Patients with insomnia complain of problems with sleep onset or sleep maintenance or early morning awakenings, or a combination of these, despite adequate opportunity and circumstances for sleep.
Bjørn Bjorvatn, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Susanna Jernelöv, Ståle Pallesen, Ståle Pallesen   +4 more
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Commonalities and Differences in NREM Parasomnias and Sleep-Related Epilepsy: Is There a Continuum Between the Two Conditions?

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Introduction: Differential diagnosis between disorders of arousal (DoA) and sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) often represents a clinical challenge.
Carlotta Mutti, Giorgia Bernabè, Noemi Barozzi, Rosario Ciliento, Irene Trippi, Giuseppe Pedrazzi, Nicoletta Azzi, Liborio Parrino   +7 more
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Relationship Between Sleep-related Violence and NREM Parasomnia: A Case Report

Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2018
Parasomnia constitutes an important group among the situations that can lead to sleep-related violence scene. Parasomnia attacks are characterized by complex motor behaviors of various degrees, violent behaviors may result in life-threatening and rarely ...
Melih Tütüncü, Gülçin Benbir Şenel, Burcu Zeydan, Derya Karadeniz, Hülya Apaydın   +4 more
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Repercussions of a sleep medicine outreach program [PDF]

, 2006
Despite the high prevalence of sleep disorders, many healthcare professionals and lay people have little knowledge of Sleep Medicine. Mindful of such a reality, in 2001 the Sleep Institute of the Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Psicofarmacologia launched
Bittencourt, Lia Rita Azeredo, Conway, Silvia Goncalves, Frussa-Filho, Roberto, Tufik, Sergio   +3 more
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