Parasomnias [electronic resource] : Clinical Characteristics and Treatment / edited by Sanjeev V. Kothare, Anna Ivanenko.

Section I – OVERVIEW -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pathophysiology of Parasomnias -- 3 Classification of Parasomnias -- 4 Diagnostic Approach to Parasomnias.- Section II – CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AROUSAL DISORDERS -- 5 Sleep walking in Adults.- 6 Sleep walking in children and adolescents -- 7 Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in Adults -- 8 Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in children and adolescents -- Section III – CLINICAL CHARACTERSITICS OF SLEEP-WAKE TRANSITION  DISORDERS -- 9 Sleep-starts and sleep-talking -- Section IV- CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PARASSOMNIAS ASSOCIATED WITH REM SLEEP -- 10 Nightmare disorder in adults -- 11 Nightmare disorder in children and adolescents -- 12 Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis in children and adults -- 13 Sleep-related hallucinations -- 14 REM sleep behavior disorder in adults -- 15 REM sleep behavior disorder in children and adolescents -- Section V – OTHER PARASOMNIAS -- 16 Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dystonia -- 17 Sleep-related dissociative disorders -- 18 Sleep-Bruxism -- 19 Sleep-Enuresis -- 20 Sleep-related eating disorder -- 21 Sexomnias -- 22 Overlap parasomnias -- Section VI – NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL DISORDERS PRESENTING AS PARASOMNIAS -- 23 Neurological disorders presenting with parasomnias -- 24 Psychiatric disorders presenting with parasomnias -- 25 Medical disorders presenting with parasomnias -- 26 Differential diagnosis of other sleep disorders and parasomnias -- Section VII – INTERVENTIONS FOR PARASOMNIAS -- 27 Behavioral  treatment interventions to parasomnias -- 28 Pharmacological treatment of parasomnias -- 29 Alternative medicine approach to the treatment of parasomnias -- Section VIII- MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS -- 30 Forensic Issues of Parasomnias.

Parasomnias are phenomena that occur exclusively during sleep or are exacerbated during sleep/wake transition.  These disorders are known to contribute towards impaired quality of life, disturbed and non-restorative sleep, risk for injuries to self and others, and often associated with other medical, neurological, and psychiatric disorders.  Advances in sleep medicine have revealed a high prevalence of parasomnias across all ages.  With the growing interest for diagnosing and management of parasomnias in sleep medicine, a practical guide to parasomnias is greatly needed.   Parasomnias provides a comprehensive review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of parasomnias across the patient’s life span.  Written by experts, each chapter integrates the latest research and clinical data. In addition, several chapters address medico-legal and forensic aspects of parasomnias.   Clinicians and researchers with an interest in sleep medicine will find Parasomnias to not only be an important contribution to the literature, but an indispensible guide to identifying, understanding and treating this disorder.