Neurol. praxi. 2014;15(4):186-188

NREM arousal parasomnias

MUDr. Jitka Bušková
Neurologická klinika a Centrum klinických neurověd, 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze

NREM arousal parasomnias include confusional arousals, sleepwalking (somnambulism) and sleep terrors (pavor nocturnus). These parasomnias occur primarily in childhood and in 2–4 % of adults. Factros that deepen sleep and factors that fragment sleep have been reported as facilitating or triggering episodes in predisposed individuals. Polysomnography and video-EEG monitoring is indicated in clinically ambiguous cases. A variety of pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological treatments have been recommended for long- -term management of NREM parasomnias.

Keywords: confusional arousal, somnambulism, night terror, polysomnography

Published: September 1, 2014  Show citation

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