title: [Parasomnias].
abstract: Parasomnias are characterized by undesired behaviour (e.g. sleep-walk, teeth-grinding) or unpleasant experiential phenomenon (e.g. nightmares) during sleep. They are classified as arousal disorder, disturbances in the transitions between sleep states, REM-associated sleep disorders or as other parasomnias. In addition to general therapeutic measures to protect against self-inflicted and externally-inflicted injuries, different diagnostic and therapeutic options are available depending on the symptoms and the type of disorder present.
authors.affiliation: Interdisziplinäres Schlaflabor, Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern LMU München. jan.remi@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rémi
authors.forename: Soheyl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noachtar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004325:Dreams; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017286:Polysomnography; D020923:REM Sleep Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy