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parasomnia
Unusual behaviors during sleep, including:
1) non-REM* parasomnias
a) sleep walking
b) night terrors
2) REM* parasomnias
a) REM* behavior disorder
b) nightmares
* rapid-eye-movement
Etiology:
- Parkinson's disease [2]
Complications:
- higher risk of all-cause mortality & mortality attributed to neurodegenerative diseases & accidents [2]
Specific
night terror; sleep terror
nightmare
rapid eye movement sleep behavioral disorder (RBD)
somnambulism (sleep walking)
General
sleep disorder
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Xang X, Molsberry SA, Pavlova M et al
Probable Parasomnias and Mortality: A Prospective Study in US Men.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2023. 98(10);1449-1457
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(23)00308-7/fulltext