title: Dramatic parasomnias: recognition and treatment.
abstract: As each of the many parasomnias requires its own specific treatment, confusion between them can have serious consequences. By recognizing their distinctive features, misdiagnosis can be avoided and the appropriate management decided.
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford, Oxford.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stores
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D004325:Dreams; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D020921:Sleep Arousal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy