Injurious REM sleep behaviour disorder in narcolepsy with cataplexy contributing to criminal proceedings and divorce

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 950-952

  Ingravallo, Francesca ^a   Schenck, Carlos H ^b   Plazzi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal trial; Divorce; Narcolepsy with Cataplexy; REM sleep behavior disorder; Sleep related violence; Sodium oxybate

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; MODAFINIL; OXYBATE SODIUM; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CASE REPORT; CATAPLEXY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIVORCE; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASTALGIA; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NARCOLEPSY; NIGHT SLEEP; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP RELATED VIOLENCE; SLEEP TALKING; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; CATAPLEXY; DIVORCE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 82855168831     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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