[Somnambulism and pavor nocturnus--review and case report].
A case of night terror with sleepwalking in an adult patient is described. Sleep polygraphic data are presented. The literature related to sleepwalking, night terror and its treatment is reviewed. The psychopathologic patterns of sleepwalking and night terror are illustrated and the differentiations of parasomnias and epileptic seizures discussed. The clinical applications of these findings are described and practical recommendations made for the management of NON-REM parasomnia.
Staedt
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Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Göttingen.
Stoppe
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Müller-Struck
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Kunert
H J
HJ
Hajak
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Rüther
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D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009289:Narcissism; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D017286:Polysomnography; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012931:Social Environment; D013009:Somnambulism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology
Somnambulismus und Pavor nocturnus--Ubersicht und Falldarstellung.