Shakespeare and sleep disorders.
Shakespeare was a consummate dramatist and profound observer of human behavior. He vividly described many clinical disorders, including those of sleep. His characters suffered from somnambulism, sleep apnea, insomnia, and nightmares. Sleep, to Shakespeare, was a blessing denied to many of his protagonists.
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Department of Neurology, Sleep Disorders Center, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
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D004324:Drama; D004325:Dreams / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D013009:Somnambulism / Q000503:physiopathology