BookSanjeev V. Kothare, Anna Ivanenko, editors.
Contents:
Part I. Overview
Introduction
Pathophysiology of parasomnias
Classification of parasomnias
Diagnosing parasomnias
Part II. Clinical characteristics of arousal disorders
Sleepwalking and its variants in adults
Sleepwalking in children and adolescents
Sleep terrors and confusional arousals in adults
Sleep terrors and confusional arousals in children and adolescents
Part III. Clinical characteristics of sleep-wake transition disorders
Sleep starts and sleep talking
Part IV. Clinical characteristics of parasomnias associated with REM sleep
Physiology and content of dreams
Nightmare disorders in adults
Nightmare disorders in children
Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis (RISP)
Sleep-related hallucinations
REM behavior disorder in adults
REM behavior disorder in children
Part V. Other parasomnias
Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia
Sleep related dissociative disorders
Sleep bruxism
Nocturnal enuresis
Sleep-related eating disorders: a separate entity or part of the NES clinical spectrum?
Parasomnia overlap disorder
Part VI. Neurological, psychiatric and medical disorders presenting as parasomnias
Neurological conditions associated with parasomnias
Psychiatric disorders presenting with parasomnias
Medical disorders presenting with parasomnias
Parasomnias caused by other conditions
Part VIII. Interventions for parasomnias
Treatment of parasomnias
Use of alternative medicines in parasomnias for adults and children
Part VIII. Medioclegal aspects
Sexxomnia: a medicolegal case-based approach in analyzing potential sleep-related abnormal sexual behaviors
Forensic aspects of the parasomnias.