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Individuals with NREM sleep arousal disorders, according to DSM-5, report recurrent episodes of incomplete awakening from sleep usually occurring during the ... ForYou News&Perspective Drugs&Diseases CME&Education Academy Video DecisionPoint  Specialty: Multispecialty Allergy&Immunology Anesthesiology Cardiology CriticalCare Dermatology Diabetes&Endocrinology EmergencyMedicine FamilyMedicine Gastroenterology GeneralSurgery Hematology-Oncology HIV/AIDS HospitalMedicine InfectiousDiseases InternalMedicine Multispecialty Nephrology Neurology Ob/Gyn&Women'sHealth Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Pathology&LabMedicine Pediatrics PlasticSurgery Psychiatry PublicHealth PulmonaryMedicine Radiology Rheumatology Transplantation Urology TodayonMedscape BusinessofMedicine MedicalLifestyle Science&Technology MedicalStudents Nurses Pharmacists Residents Edition: English Medscape English Deutsch Español Français Português UKNew Univadis LogIn SignUpIt'sFree! EnglishEdition Medscape English Deutsch Español Français Português UKNew Univadis X UnivadisfromMedscape Register LogIn NoResults NoResults Saturday,June25,2022 ForYou News&Perspective Drugs&Diseases CME&Education Academy Video DecisionPoint close PleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape. Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit. Logout Cancel https://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2Fuc3dlcnMvOTE2NjExLTE5MDg3NC93aGF0LWFyZS1ucmVtLXNsZWVwLWFyb3VzYWwtZGlzb3JkZXJz processing.... Drugs&Diseases > Pediatrics:DevelopmentalandBehavioralArticles > PediatricSleepDisordersQ&A WhatareNREMsleeparousaldisorders? Updated:Oct09,2018 Author:SufenChiu,MD,PhD;ChiefEditor:CarolyPataki,MD more... References Share Email Print Feedback Close Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Answer NREMsleeparousaldisorders IndividualswithNREMsleeparousaldisorders,accordingtoDSM-5,reportrecurrentepisodesofincompleteawakeningfromsleepusuallyoccurringduringthefirstfewhoursofsleep.Duringtheincompleteawakening,theymaysleepwalk(sleepwalkingtype)orpanic(sleepterrortype).Throughouttheepisode,theindividualsareunresponsivetootherswhoaretryingtocommunicatewithorcomfortthem.Individualsdonotrecalltheeventsordreams.Theepisodesareusuallybrief(1-10min)butcanlastuptoanhour. Twospecializedformsofsleepwalkingincludesleep-relatedeatingandsex.Theindividualsmayeveningestinappropriatefoods.Insexsomnia,whichoccursmoreofteninmales,therearevaryingdegreesofsexualactivity,includingmasturbation,fondling,groping,andsexualintercourse.Again,theindividualhasnomemoryoftheseevents. Thesedisordersoccurmostfrequentlyinchildhoodanddiminishwithage.Onsetinadulthoodshouldraisesuspicionforothermedicalcauses.Thesedisordersareoftenfamilial,withapositivefamilyhistoryin80%ofindividuals."Confusionalarousal"disorderisincludedbytheInternationalClassificationofSleepDisorders,2ndEditionasanNREMsleeparousaldisorder.Nightterrorsisthecommonnameforsleepterrordisorder. ReadMore Didthisansweryourquestion? Yes No Additionalfeedback?(Optional) Submit Thankyouforyourfeedback! RelatedQuestions:   References LaiLL,TanMH,LaiYC.Prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithoff-labelantidepressantprescriptionsforinsomnia.DrugHealthcPatientSaf.2011.3:27-36.[Medline].[FullText]. AmericanPsychiatricAssociation.DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders.4thed.Washington,DC:AmericanPsychiatricPress;2000. AmericanPsychiatricAssociation.DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisordersFifthEdition.5thed.Washington,DC:AmericanPsychiatricPress;2013. 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Coauthor(s) DennisAnthonyNutter,Jr,MD President,Owner,andDirector,NorthGeorgiaNeuropsychiatry,PC DennisAnthonyNutter,Jr,MDisamemberofthefollowingmedicalsocieties:AmericanAcademyofChildandAdolescentPsychiatry,AmericanMedicalAssociation,AmericanPsychiatricAssociation,GeorgiaPsychiatricPhysiciansAssociation,PhysiciansforaNationalHealthProgramDisclosure:Nothingtodisclose. GuyKPalmes,MD AssistantProfessor,ProgramDirector,DepartmentofPsychiatry,SectionofChildandAdolescentPsychiatry,WakeForestUniversitySchoolofMedicineDisclosure:Nothingtodisclose. SpecialtyEditorBoard MaryLWindle,PharmD AdjunctAssociateProfessor,UniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterCollegeofPharmacy;Editor-in-Chief,MedscapeDrugReferenceDisclosure:Nothingtodisclose. ChiefEditor CarolyPataki,MD HealthSciencesClinicalProfessorofPsychiatryandBiobehavioralSciences,UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,DavidGeffenSchoolofMedicine CarolyPataki,MDisamemberofthefollowingmedicalsocieties:AmericanAcademyofChildandAdolescentPsychiatry,NewYorkAcademyofSciences,PhysiciansforSocialResponsibilityDisclosure:Nothingtodisclose. Acknowledgements ChetJohnson,MDMedicalDirector,ChildDevelopmentUnit,DepartmentofPediatrics,Professor,UniversityofKansasMedicalCenter ChetJohnson,MDisamemberofthefollowingmedicalsocieties:AmericanAcademyofPediatrics Disclosure:Nothingtodisclose. BenyamTegene,MDFellow,DepartmentofPsychiatry,WakeForestUniversityBaptistMedicalCenter BenyamTegene,MDisamemberofthefollowingmedicalsocieties:AmericanMedicalAssociationandAmericanPsychiatricAssociation Disclosure:Nothingtodisclose. MaryLWindle,PharmDAdjunctAssociateProfessor,UniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterCollegeofPharmacy;Editor-in-Chief,MedscapeDrugReference Disclosure:Nothingtodisclose. 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