Familial and sporadic non-rapid eye movement parasomnia in adults: clinical and sleep differences.

Abstract excerpt

STUDY OBJECTIVES: The heritable trait of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnias is well known, but differences between sporadic and familial phenotypes have not been studied. The aim of our study was to evaluate, in a clinical series of adults with NREM parasomnias, clinical and sleep differences between familial versus sporadic forms, and between childhood versus adolescent versus adult-onset forms. METHODS:...

Topics

• Humans
• Female
• Male
• Parasomnias
• Adult
• Polysomnography
• Middle Aged