In this issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, guest editor Dr. Alon Y. Avidan brings his considerable expertise to the topic of The Parasomnias. Top experts in the field discuss a wide variety of disruptive sleep-related disorders, including parasomnias across the lifecycle; confusional arousals and sexsomnias; somnambulism; sleep terrors; sleep-related eating disorder; and more.
Key Features
- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including REM sleep behavior disorder; trauma-associated sleep disorder (TSD); recurrent isolated sleep paralysis; exploding head syndrome; sleep-related dissociative disorders; enuresis; forensic implications of the parasomnias; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the parasomnias, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Alon Y. Avidan, MD, MPH, Director, UCLA Sleep Disorders Center
Professor, UCLA Department of Neurology
Past Chair, Faculty Executive Committee
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The Clinical Spectrum of the Parasomnias
Understanding Sexual Parasomnias: A Review of the Current Literature on Their Nature, Diagnosis, Impacts, and Management
Somnambulism
Sleep-Related Eating Disorder
Sleep Terrors
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Criteria
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder: Management and Prognostic Counseling
Trauma-Associated Sleep Disorder
Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis
Nightmare Disorder
Exploding Head Syndrome: A Systematic Scoping Review
Sleep-Related Hallucinations
Sleep-Related Dissociative Disorders
Sleep-Related Urologic Dysfunction
Parasomnias During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Forensic Implications of the Parasomnias
Educational Resources to Support Patients with Parasomnias