767 ANTI–MA2-ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALITIS IS AN AUTOIMMUNE PARANEOPLASTIC DISORDER USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH TESTICULAR CANCER. PATIENTS PRESENT with symptoms of brainstem, limbic, and hypothalamic impairment, such as eye movement abnormalities, memory loss, and endocrine dysfunction.1 In addition, some patients may develop narcoleptic features such as hypersomnia and cataplexy due to hypocretin-1 def...

Purpose - to determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in children with epileptic encephalopathies and autism spectrum disorder (ASD); evaluate effectiveness neuroadaptogenic «Silenta» treatment this group. Materials methods. We examined 50 clinical manifestations ASD aged 2 8 years (mean age was 4.3 years±1.5), including 31 boys 19 girls. The examination included anamnesis clarify features p...

The REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia manifested by vivid, often frightening dreams associated with motor behaviors during REM sleep, sometimes causing injuries to patients themselves or to their bed partners. The polysomnographic features of RBD include increased muscle activity during REM sleep (REM sleep without atonia). The majority of RBD-affected persons are older ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW There is a complex relationship between epilepsy, sleep and sleep disorders. Recent studies have provided new insights into the links between the disorders that may facilitate differential diagnosis and treatment but may also improve our understanding of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. RECENT FINDINGS Sleep and sleep deprivation have long been recognized to influen...

1. LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS / 10 2. INTRODUCTION / 11 3. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE / 12 3.1. Bruxism / 12 3.1.1. PubMed / 12 3.1.2. Definitions of bruxism / 12 3.1.3. Detecting sleep bruxism: electromyography (EMG) and polysomnography (PSG) / 13 3.1.4. Detecting sleep bruxism: ambulatory EMG / 14 3.1.5. Detecting sleep/awake bruxism: self-reports and clinical guidelines / 14 3.1.6. Detectin...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this investigation was two-fold: first, we examined associations between suicidal ideation, maladaptive sleep patterns and abnormal sleep behaviors in a sleep center population, an understudied population in the domain of suicide research; and then, we explored whether significant associations remained after accounting for the possible influence of depressive symptoms. ...

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, and the dream content often involves a chasing or attacking theme. The polysomnographic features of RBD...

Jactatio corporis nocturna is a type of parasomnia. Rhythmic body movements during sleep are commonly observed in infancy and early childhood, and spontaneous resolution is expected after the age of 4 years. Rarely, the body movements persist until adulthood. Rhythmic body movements characteristically occur during the wake-sleep transition period, rather than during other sleep stages. Some psy...

AIM The aim of this study was to describe sleep habits and sleep problems in a population of undergraduates in Palestine. Association between self-reported sleep quality and self-reported academic achievement was also investigated. METHODS Sleep habits and problems were investigated using a convenience sample of students from An-Najah National University, Palestine. The study was carried out ...

Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (IRBD) is a REM sleep parasomnia comprising unpleasant dreams, dream-enacting behaviors, and loss of muscle atonia during REM sleep. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated that because most patients with IRBD develop with time Parkinson disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies including dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or multiple system atrophy (MSA), IRBD...