Violence in sleep

Although generally considered as mutually exclusive, violence and sleep can coexist. Violence related to the sleep period is probably more frequent than generally assumed and can be observed in various conditions including parasomnias (such as arousal disorders and rapid eye movement sleep behaviour...

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Published in:Brain (London, England : 1878) England : 1878), 2010-12, Vol.133 (12), p.3494-3509
Main Authors: Siclari, Francesca, Khatami, Ramin, Urbaniok, Frank, Nobili, Lino, Mahowald, Mark W., Schenck, Carlos H., Cramer Bornemann, Michel A., Bassetti, Claudio L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
behavioural neurology
Biological and medical sciences
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Dissociative Disorders - psychology
Epilepsy - complications
Epilepsy - psychology
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Parasomnias - epidemiology
Parasomnias - psychology
Polysomnography
seizures
sleep
Sleep Arousal Disorders - psychology
sleep in movement disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology
Sleep Wake Disorders - psychology
Sleep Wake Disorders - therapy
Sleep, REM
Violence - psychology
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Summary:Although generally considered as mutually exclusive, violence and sleep can coexist. Violence related to the sleep period is probably more frequent than generally assumed and can be observed in various conditions including parasomnias (such as arousal disorders and rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder), epilepsy (in particular nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy) and psychiatric diseases (including delirium and dissociative states). Important advances in the fields of genetics, neuroimaging and behavioural neurology have expanded the understanding of the mechanisms underlying violence and its particular relation to sleep. The present review outlines the different sleep disorders associated with violence and aims at providing information on diagnosis, therapy and forensic issues. It also discusses current pathophysiological models, establishing a link between sleep-related violence and violence observed in other settings.
ISSN:0006-8950
1460-2156
DOI:10.1093/brain/awq296