Mesh term Parasomnias
Browse to parent terms:Sleep Wake Disorders
Description
Movements or behaviors associated with sleep, sleep stages, or partial arousals from sleep that may impair sleep maintenance. Parasomnias are generally divided into four groups: arousal disorders, sleep-wake transition disorders, parasomnias of REM sleep, and nonspecific parasomnias. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p191)Browse to child terms:
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia
REM Sleep Parasomnias
Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep Arousal Disorders
Sleep Bruxism
Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders
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