Parasomnias

Movements or behaviors associated with sleep, sleep stages, or partial arousals from sleep that may impair sleep maintenance. Parasomnias are generally divided into four groups: arousal disorders, sleep-wake transition disorders, parasomnias of REM sleep, and nonspecific parasomnias. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p191)

Year introduced: 2000

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Tree Number(s): C10.886.659, F03.870.664

MeSH Unique ID: D020447

Entry Terms:

• Parasomnia
• Neonatal Sleep Myoclonus, Benign
• Benign Neonatal Sleep Myoclonus
• Myoclonus, Benign Neonatal Sleep
• Sleep Drunkenness
• Drunkennesses, Sleep
• Drunkenness, Sleep
• Sleep Drunkennesses
• Sensory Paroxysms, Sleep
• Paroxysm, Sleep Sensory
• Paroxysms, Sleep Sensory
• Sensory Paroxysm, Sleep
• Sleep Sensory Paroxysm
• Sleep Sensory Paroxysms
• Sleep-Related Abnormal Swallowing Syndrome
• Sleep Related Abnormal Swallowing Syndrome

Previous Indexing:

• Sleep Disorders (1979-1999)
• Somnambulism (1979-1980)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nervous System Diseases
Sleep Wake Disorders
Parasomnias
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia
REM Sleep Parasomnias
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Sleep Paralysis
Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep Arousal Disorders
Night Terrors
Somnambulism
Sleep Bruxism
Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Mental Disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders
Parasomnias
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia
REM Sleep Parasomnias
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Sleep Paralysis
Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep Arousal Disorders
Night Terrors
Somnambulism
Sleep Bruxism
Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders