Parasomnias: Clinical features and forensic implications

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 605-610

  Bornemann, Michel A Cramer ^a   Mahowald, Mark W ^a   Schenck, Carlos H ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disorders of arousal; Nocturnal seizures; Parasomnias; Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder; Sleep related violence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; IMIPRAMINE;

AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HYPNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MALINGERING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; PARASOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33747614826     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.2.605     Document Type: Article

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