ParasomniasParasomnia refers to disorders of arousal, partial arousal, or sleep stage transition. It represents an episodic disorder in sleep (such as sleepwalking) rather than a disorder of sleep or wakefulness per se. Parasomnias may be induced or exacerbated by sleep but they are not disorders of the sleep stages as dyssomnias are. Sleep-onset Association Disorder Bruxism Parasomnia are often more frequent in kids than in adults. Some pyschologists associate parasmonias in young (preschool) children with separation anxiety, and most experts feel there is a genetic basis, too. The Cleveland Clinic has a good website section on parasomnias.
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Sleep Disorders
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"O Sleep, rest of all things, mildest of the gods, balm of the soul..." (Iris to Hypnos. Ovid, Metamorphoses) |