Open AccessEEG Patterns Prior to Motor Activations of Parasomnias: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Milena Camaioni,
Serena Scarpelli,
Maurizio Gorgoni,
Valentina Alfonsi,
Luigi De Gennaro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s306614
Subject(s) - non rapid eye movement sleep , parasomnia , sleepwalking , medicine , neuroscience , electroencephalography , polysomnography , audiology , psychiatry , sleep disorder , psychology , insomnia
Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnias are defined as abnormal nocturnal behaviors that typically arise from the NREM sleep stage 3 during the first sleep cycle. The polysomnographic studies showed an increase in sleep fragmentation and an atypical slow wave activity (SWA) in participants with NREM parasomnias compared to healthy controls. To date, the pathophysiology of NREM parasomnias is still poorly understood. The recent investigation of the EEG patterns immediately before parasomnia events could shed light on the motor activations' processes. This systematic review aims to summarize empirical evidence about these studies and provide an overview of the methodological issues.