Sleep bruxism (SB) is a sleep-related movement disorder, characterized by tooth grinding and/or clenching. The causes of SB range from psychosocial factors to an excessive sleep arousal response. Some studies showed that SB episodes during sleep are under the influences of transient activity of the brainstem arousal. Nocturnal groaning (NG) is a parasomnia characterized by an expiratory monoton...

The effect on sleep in elementary school-age, healthy children during the pandemic has been studied various online survey studies with varied conclusions. However, no research study conducted North Macedonia to examine impact of prevalence problems among school-age children. Therefore, present is focused exploring patterns, disturbances, and other associated factors COVID-19 outbreak school App...

Abstract Introduction Movement-related parasomnia symptoms are associated with several sleep disorders and adverse health, mental social outcomes. Current literature lacks data regarding prevalence in the general population. This study examined of these correlates a community-based sample. Methods Data were from Sleep Healthy Activity, Diet, Environment Socialization (SHADES) study, consisting ...

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia manifested by vivid, often frightening dreams associated with simple or complex motor behavior during REM sleep. Patients appear to "act out their dreams," in which the exhibited behaviors mirror the content of the dreams. Management of RBD involves counseling about safety measures in the sleep environment; in those at risk ...

INTRODUCTION Exploding head syndrome (EHS) is a rare parasomnia in which affected individuals awaken from sleep with the sensation of a loud bang. The etiology is unknown, but other conditions including primary and secondary headache disorders and nocturnal seizures need to be excluded. CASE PRESENTATION A 57-year-old Indian male presented with four separate episodes of awakening from sleep a...

1579 Antidepressants and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder—Postuma et al INTRODUCTION REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterized by loss of the normal atonia of REM sleep, such that patients appear to act out their dreams.1 Behaviors include yelling, laughing or crying, complex voluntary movements, falling out of bed, and even violent behaviors with injury. RBD is not rare—the pr...

Background. REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is parasomnia characterized by dream enactment and enabled by disruption of physiologicalmuscle atonia during REM sleep. Over the past few years, diagnostic criteria and the methods used to confirm diagnosis have been updated. Objective. In this review article, the current knowledge regarding RBD diagnosis and treatment is presented. Methods. A sele...

Nightmares are a prevalent parasomnia associated with a range of psychiatric conditions and pathological symptoms. Current knowledge about how nightmares are produced is still influenced by neo-psychoanalytic speculations as well as by more recent personality, evolutionary and neurobiological models. A majority of these models stipulate some type of emotionally adaptive function for dreaming, e...

Intelligent computing methods and knowledge based systems are well known techniques used for the detection of various medical disorders. This paper is based on the review of various intelligent computing methods that are used to detect sleep disorders. The main concern is based on the detection of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnia and snoring. The most common diagnostic ...