Sleepwalking
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Serotonergic hypothesis of sleepwalking.
Despite widespread prevalence of sleepwalking, its etiology and pathophysiology are not well understood. However, there is some evidence that sleepwalking can be precipitated by sleep-disordered breathing. A hypothesis is proposed that serotonergic system may be a link between sleep-disordered breathing and sleepwalking. Serotonergic neurons meet basic requirements for such a role because they ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.062