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Parasomnias

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Fleetham, John A., Fleming, Jonathan A.E.·2014·Canadian Medical Association Journal
DOI 10.1503/cmaj.120808PMC PMC4016090
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Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sleeptalking and sleep paralysis are some of the behavioural manifestations associated with the partial arousals from sleep known as parasomnias — a group of sleep disorders defined as undesirable physical events or experiences that occur during the initiation of sleep

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  • Occasionally, the child may run frantically into furniture or walls in an apparent attempt to avoid harm or escape from an unseen danger, thereby injuring himself/herself.

    “Occasionally, the child may run frantically into furniture or walls in an apparent attempt to avoid harm or escape from an unseen danger, thereby injuring himself/herself [16, 19, 48].”

    From Sleep Terrors: An Updated Review (2020) · cites this paper as [48]

    In the Sleep terrors discussion (indexed under Sleepwalking; page not provided), the review says a sleeper may bolt from bed and run to avoid harm, injuring themselves or others. It does not specify children running into furniture or walls, or describe the danger as unseen. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Recurrent sleep paralysis is often associated with narcolepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

    “Recurrent sleep paralysis is often associated with narcolepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders [8, 19, 48].”

    From Sleep Terrors: An Updated Review (2020) · cites this paper as [48]

    The Sleep paralysis section identifies narcolepsy and other neuropsychiatric illnesses as possible causes of secondary sleep paralysis that should be excluded. It does not say recurrent sleep paralysis is often associated with them; the section on REM parasomnias also identifies recurrent isolated sleep paralysis as a distinct condition. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Although an individual with sleep paralysis may feel as if unable to breathe, respiration is unaffected.

    “Although the individual may feel as if he/she is unable to breathe, respiration is unaffected [48].”

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  • Each episode of sleep paralysis lasts for a few seconds to minutes.

    “Each episode of sleep paralysis lasts for a few seconds to minutes [48].”

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Authors
Fleetham, J. A., & Fleming, J. A. E.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
ORCID
Fleetham, John A.
Venue
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Publisher
CMA Impact Inc.
Published
2014-05-05
Volume
186
Issue
8
Pages
E273-E280
ISSN
  • 0820-3946 (ISSN-L)
  • 1488-2329
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.120808
PMC
PMC4016090
OpenAlex
W4246004272
Semantic Scholar
9dfd76bd09f2a26e04b32c1bbdf4635a8014c470
Cited by
69
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4
FWCI
0.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Restless Legs Syndrome Research
Keywords
parasomnias, sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sleep paralysis, sleep disorders
MeSH terms
Diagnosis, Differential, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Physical Examination, Prognosis, Severity of Illness Index, Incidence, Night Terrors, Parasomnias, REM Sleep Parasomnias, Rare Diseases

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