Open AccessMental Activity During Episodes of Sleepwalking, Night Terrors or Confusional Arousals: Differences Between Children and Adults
Author(s) -
Anna Castelnovo,
Giuseppe Loddo,
Federica Provini,
Silvia Miano,
Mauro Manconi
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.s309868
Subject(s) - sleepwalking , parasomnia , medicine , psychiatry , context (archaeology) , recall , nightmare , dream , sleep disorder , psychology , cognition , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , paleontology , biology
Night terrors, sleepwalking and confusional arousals are behavioral manifestations of incomplete awakenings from sleep. According to international diagnostic criteria, these behaviors occur in the absence of any mental experience, or in the presence of very limited cognition or dream imagery (eg, a single visual scene). The aim of this study was to systematically and retrospectively investigate the mental content associated with sleep terrors and/or sleepwalking in both children and adults.