STUDY OBJECTIVES To formulate the first classification of sleep related disorders and abnormal sexual behaviors and experiences. DESIGN A computerized literature search was conducted, and other sources, such as textbooks, were searched. RESULTS Many categories of sleep related disorders were represented in the classification: parasomnias (confusional arousals/sleepwalking, with or without o...

Since the threat posed by Saddam Hussein became the leading issue in American politics and international relations in late summer 2002, American public opinion has been out of step with public opinion in other western democracies. In the months leading up to the war, compared with citizens elsewhere, fewer Americans felt that war in Iraq was unjustified, fewer felt that UN-endorsement was neces...

BACKGROUND/AIMS In a questionnaire survey, we identified 36 (9%) of 417 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with sleepwalking (SW); 72% of them also had a history of REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD). We aimed to assess the clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of SW in PD and to compare them to patients with PD with and without a history of RBD. METHODS We performed video-polysomnogra...

TOPIC: Sleep Disorders TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Sexosmnia is a type of parasomnia, disorder abnormal sleeping behavior. During non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep patients with sexsomnia are involved in sexual acts. Patients suffering from have also been implicated legal ramifications their illness due to unwanted and unsolicited approaches towards partners. Num...

Abstract Will China displace the United States as world's leading power by centenary of Communist rule in 2049? The outcome will depend on many unknowns including what two countries do over next three decades. US leaders are likely to rely their mental maps how world works. primary sources tend come from historical analogies and international relations theories. Both highly imperfect representa...

Animal studies have shown that sequenced patterns of neuronal activity may be replayed during sleep. However, the existence of such replay in humans has not yet been directly demonstrated. Here we studied patients who exhibit overt behaviors during sleep to test whether sequences of movements trained during the day may be spontaneously reenacted by the patients during sleep. We recruited 19 sle...