A parasomnia overlap disorder involving sleepwalking, sleep terrors, and REM sleep behavior disorder in 33 polysomnographically confirmed cases

Sleep

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 972-981

  Schenck, Carlos H ^a   Boyd, Jeffrey L ^a   Mahowald, Tmark W ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurologic disorders; Nocturnal paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Parasomnias; Psychiatric disorders; REM sleep behavior disorder; Sleep terrors; Sleepwalking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MOEBIUS SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WALKING;

EID: 0031436567     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/20.11.972     Document Type: Article

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