Parasomnias Clinical Characteristics and Treatment /

Parasomnias Clinical Characteristics and Treatment /

Parasomnias are phenomena that occur exclusively during sleep or are exacerbated during sleep/wake transition.  These disorders are known to contribute towards impaired quality of life, disturbed and non-restorative sleep, risk for injuries to self and others, and often associated with other medical...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kothare, Sanjeev V. (Editor), Ivanenko, Anna (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Neurology.
Psychiatry.
Behavioral therapy.
Medicine & Public Health.
Behavioral Therapy.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Section I – OVERVIEW
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pathophysiology of Parasomnias
  • 3 Classification of Parasomnias
  • 4 Diagnostic Approach to Parasomnias.- Section II – CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AROUSAL DISORDERS
  • 5 Sleep walking in Adults.- 6 Sleep walking in children and adolescents
  • 7 Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in Adults
  • 8 Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in children and adolescents
  • Section III – CLINICAL CHARACTERSITICS OF SLEEP-WAKE TRANSITION  DISORDERS
  • 9 Sleep-starts and sleep-talking
  • Section IV- CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PARASSOMNIAS ASSOCIATED WITH REM SLEEP
  • 10 Nightmare disorder in adults
  • 11 Nightmare disorder in children and adolescents
  • 12 Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis in children and adults
  • 13 Sleep-related hallucinations
  • 14 REM sleep behavior disorder in adults
  • 15 REM sleep behavior disorder in children and adolescents
  • Section V – OTHER PARASOMNIAS
  • 16 Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dystonia
  • 17 Sleep-related dissociative disorders
  • 18 Sleep-Bruxism
  • 19 Sleep-Enuresis
  • 20 Sleep-related eating disorder
  • 21 Sexomnias
  • 22 Overlap parasomnias
  • Section VI – NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL DISORDERS PRESENTING AS PARASOMNIAS
  • 23 Neurological disorders presenting with parasomnias
  • 24 Psychiatric disorders presenting with parasomnias
  • 25 Medical disorders presenting with parasomnias
  • 26 Differential diagnosis of other sleep disorders and parasomnias
  • Section VII – INTERVENTIONS FOR PARASOMNIAS
  • 27 Behavioral  treatment interventions to parasomnias
  • 28 Pharmacological treatment of parasomnias
  • 29 Alternative medicine approach to the treatment of parasomnias
  • Section VIII- MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS
  • 30 Forensic Issues of Parasomnias.

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