title: [Movement disorders during sleep: attempt at classification].
abstract: We suggest a classification for abnormal motor behavior during sleep based upon clinical and research studies. Abnormal motor behaviors are classified into four types: aperiodic myoclonic contractions, periodic and stereotype movements, complex and disorganized motor behaviors, complex and organized motor behaviors. Examples for each type are given to support the classification.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, département de psychiatrie, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montplaisir
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lapierre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lavigne
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010507:Periodicity; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Les troubles moteurs au cours du sommeil: essai de classification.