Parasomnia pseudo-suicide

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1158-1162

  Mahowald, Mark W ^a   Schenck, Carlos H ^a   Goldner, Mari ^a   Bachelder, Vance ^a   Cramer Bornemann, Michel ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Parasomnia overlap syndrome; Parasomnias; Pseudo suicide; REM sleep behavior disorder; Sleep terrors; Sleep related violence; Sleepwalking; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; PARASOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP WALKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0042319207     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002399     Document Type: Article

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