Somnambulism and pavor nocturnus--review and case report
Staedt, J.; Stoppe, G.; Müller-Struck, A.; Kunert, H.J.; Hajak, G.; Rüther, E.
Der Nervenarzt 63(11): 697-700
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2804 PMID: 1470273 Document Number: 402413
A case of night terror with sleepwalking in an adult patient is described. Sleep polygraphic data are presented. The literature related to sleepwalking, night terror and its treatment is reviewed. The psychopathologic patterns of sleepwalking and night terror are illustrated and the differentiations of parasomnias and epileptic seizures discussed. The clinical applications of these findings are described and practical recommendations made for the management of NON-REM parasomnia.