Stores G
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2009 Jan;94(1):63-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.2007.131631. Epub 2008 May 22.
The many parasomnias now officially described often occur in young patients. They are at risk of being confused with each other if their characteristic features are not well known and if they are not carefully assessed, mainly clinically. Accurate diagnosis is essential for choice of treatment, which varies considerably for different parasomnias. These points are illustrated mainly by reference to arousal disorders (including sleepwalking and sleep terrors) and the other parasomnias, such as nightmares and sleep-related epilepsies, from which they must be distinguished.
目前已被正式描述的多种睡眠障碍通常发生在年轻患者中。如果对其特征不了解，且未进行仔细评估（主要是临床评估），它们就有相互混淆的风险。准确诊断对于治疗方案的选择至关重要，因为不同睡眠障碍的治疗方法差异很大。这些要点主要通过参考觉醒障碍（包括梦游和夜惊）以及其他睡眠障碍（如梦魇和睡眠相关性癫痫）来说明，必须将它们区分开来。
