Homicidal Somnambulism
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Homicidal somnambulism: a case report.
A case of a homicide and an attempted homicide during presumed sleepwalking is reported in which somnambulism was the legal defense and led to an acquittal. Other possible explanations including complex partial seizures, dissociative state, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and volitional waking behavior are discussed. The evidence supporting the probability that this act occurred duri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sleep
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1550-9109,0161-8105
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/18.9.805