Parasomnias

Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD is an Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical school, Boston, MA. He is also the Fellowship Director and Interim Medical Director, Sleep Center for Children, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Chair of Childhood Sleep Disorders Development Steering Committee, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Anna Ivanenko, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

• Section I – OVERVIEW.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Pathophysiology of Parasomnias.- 3 Classification of Parasomnias.- 4 Diagnostic Approach to Parasomnias.- Section II – CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AROUSAL DISORDERS.- 5 Sleep walking in Adults.- 6 Sleep walking in children and adolescents.- 7 Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in Adults.- 8 Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in children and adolescents.- Section III – CLINICAL CHARACTERSITICS OF SLEEP-WAKE TRANSITION  DISORDERS.- 9 Sleep-starts and sleep-talking.- Section IV- CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PARASSOMNIAS ASSOCIATED WITH REM SLEEP.- 10 Nightmare disorder in adults.- 11 Nightmare disorder in children and adolescents.- 12 Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis in children and adults.- 13 Sleep-related hallucinations.- 14 REM sleep behavior disorder in adults.- 15 REM sleep behavior disorder in children and adolescents.- Section V – OTHER PARASOMNIAS.- 16 Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dystonia.- 17 Sleep-related dissociative disorders.- 18 Sleep-Bruxism.- 19 Sleep-Enuresis.- 20 Sleep-related eating disorder.- 21 Sexomnias.- 22 Overlap parasomnias.- Section VI – NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL DISORDERS PRESENTING AS PARASOMNIAS.- 23 Neurological disorders presenting with parasomnias.- 24 Psychiatric disorders presenting with parasomnias.- 25 Medical disorders presenting with parasomnias.- 26 Differential diagnosis of other sleep disorders and parasomnias.- Section VII – INTERVENTIONS FOR PARASOMNIAS.- 27 Behavioral  treatmentinterventions to parasomnias.- 28 Pharmacological treatment of parasomnias.- 29 Alternative medicine approach to the treatment of parasomnias.- Section VIII- MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS.- 30 Forensic Issues of Parasomnias.

"This is a comprehensive review of our present day understanding of these sleep-related disorders. ... The audience is clinicians and researchers with an interest in sleep medicine. ... will be helpful to any clinicians or students who are involved in the ongoing clinical care of patients in the fields of either medicine or mental health. ... a useful aid to those in the sleep-related specialties as well as to any clinicians who encounter patients with sleep-related disorders in their practice." (Michael Easton, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2015) "The book presents the latest research and clinical data on parasomnias. The intended audience includes researchers and practitioners in the field of sleep, including primary care practitioners, neurologists, psychiatrists, pulmonologists, psychologists, researchers, and neuroscientists. ... This is a valuable contribution to the field of sleep medicine. ... With its inclusion of recent research and clinical data, this is a practical guide for clinicians and researchers." (M. Isabel L. Crisostomo, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2014)