Parasomnia

Parasomnias be a category of sleep disorders wey dey involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, den dreams wey dey occur while falling asleep, sleeping, between sleep stages, anaa during arousal from sleep. Parasomnias be dissociated sleep states wich be partial arousals during de transitions between wakefulness, NREM sleep, den REM sleep, den dema combinations.

Classification
De newest version of de International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD, 3rd. Ed.) dey use State Dissociation as de paradigm give parasomnias. Unlike before, wer na wakefulness, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, den rapid eye movement (REM) sleep be considered exclusive states, na research show say combinations of dese states be possible den thus fi result in unusual unstable states wey eventually fi manifest as parasomnias anaa as altered levels of awareness.Mahowald MW, Schenk CH. Dissociated states of wakefulness and sleep. In: Lydic R, Baghdoyan HA, editors. Handbook of behavioral state control: cellular and molecular mechanisms. Boca Raton: CRC Press; 1999. p. 143-58.

Although de previous definition be technically correct, e dey contain flaws. De consideration of de State Dissociation paradigm dey facilitate de understanding of de sleep disorder den dey provide a classification of 10 core categories.

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