Confusional arousals
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Confusional arousals. These are brief episodes of arousal from sleep. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Defining features
- These are brief episodes of arousal from sleep
- They are frequently associated with other sleep disorders
Types
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Predisposing factors
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Motor features
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Associated psychiatric disorders
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Associated sleep disorders
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Treatment
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References
- Fleetham JA, Fleming JA. Parasomnias. CMAJ 2014; 186:E273-E280.
- Derry CP, Harvey AS, Walker MC, Duncan JS, Berkovic SF. NREM arousal parasomnias and their distinction from nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: a video EEG analysis. Sleep 2009; 32:1637-1644.
- Ohayon MM, Priest RG, Zulley J, Smirne S. The place of confusional arousals in sleep and mental disorders: findings in a general population sample of 13,057 subjects. J Nerv Ment Dis 2000; 188:340-348.
- Ohayon MM, Guilleminault C, Priest RG. Night terrors, sleepwalking, and confusional arousals in the general population: their frequency and relationship to other sleep and mental disorders. J Clin Psychiatry 1999; 60:268-276.
- Ohayon MM, Mahowald MW, Leger D. Are confusional arousals pathological? Neurology 2014; 83:834-841.
