Parasomnias are a group of sleep disorders that involve undesirable physical events or experiences that occur while you are falling asleep, sleeping, or waking up. These can include sleepwalking, sleep terrors, and nightmare disorder. These events can be distressing for both the individual and their family, and our team can help diagnose and manage them.

Common Symptoms or Things to Look Out For:

• Non-REM Sleep Arousal Disorders: Recurrent episodes of incomplete awakening from sleep, usually during the first third of the sleep period, accompanied by either sleepwalking or sleep terrors.
• Nightmare Disorder: Repeated occurrences of extended, extremely dysphoric, and well-remembered dreams that usually involve efforts to avoid threats to survival, security, or physical integrity.
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Repeated episodes of arousal during sleep associated with vocalization and/or complex motor behaviors that may be dream-enacting.