title: Sleep violence.
abstract: Violence during sleep is more common than is usually thought and has characteristic clinical features. These reflect the altered cerebral activity during sleep as well as the specific pathophysiology of the underlying sleep disorder. There are often forensic as well as clinical implications of violence during sleep which need careful assessment.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB23 3RE.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Shneerson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*