Sleep-terror in a child evolving into sleepwalking in adolescence: case report with the patient's point of view.
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Sleepwalking violence: a sleep disorder, a legal dilemma, and a psychological challenge.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to further an understanding of the psychological state when aggression follows an episode of partial arousal from early non-REM sleep during which some areas of the brain appear to be functioning as in waking while others appear to remain in a state of sleep. To illustrate this, the author examines a case of homicide for which the defense argued lack of ...
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Full Text (PDF) Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to further an understanding of the psychological state when aggression follows an episode of partial arousal from early non-REM sleep during which some areas of the brain appear to be functioning as in waking while others appear to remain in a state of sleep. To illustrate this, the author examines a case of homicide for which t...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de psiquiatria
دوره 32 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010