Mahowald Mark W, Schenck Carlos H, Goldner Mari, Bachelder Vance, Cramer-Bornemann Michel
Department of Neurology, MN Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 2003 Sep;48(5):1158-62.
Complex behaviors arising from the sleep period may result in violent or injurious consequences, even death. Those resulting in death may be erroneously deemed suicides. A series of case examples and review of the pertinent literature are provided to increase awareness of the possibility that some apparent "suicides" are the unfortunate, but unintentional, consequence of sleep-related complex behaviors and therefore are without premeditation, conscious awareness, or personal responsibility. The correct cause-of-death determination in such cases may have profound social, religious, and insurance implications for surviving friends and family members.
睡眠期间出现的复杂行为可能会导致暴力或伤害性后果，甚至死亡。那些导致死亡的行为可能会被错误地认定为自杀。本文提供了一系列案例示例并对相关文献进行综述，以提高人们对以下可能性的认识：一些看似“自杀”的行为是与睡眠相关的复杂行为所导致的不幸但非故意的后果，因此不存在预谋、意识或个人责任。在此类案件中正确判定死因可能会对在世的朋友和家人产生深远的社会、宗教和保险方面的影响。
