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- noun Plural form of
parasomnia .
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Examples
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Add sex to the roster of unlikely sleep behaviors known as parasomnias, which range from sleep driving to sleep eating.
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These people are actually asleep, but they suffer conditions called parasomnias, disorders that frequently interfere with sleep, like sleepwalking or night terrors.
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These are two of the disorders that are classified as "parasomnias," which involve undesirable behaviors that occur while falling asleep, during sleep or while waking up.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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According to the AASM, sleepwalking and sleep terrors typically occur during arousals from slow-wave sleep and are classified as "parasomnias," which are undesirable events or experiences that occur during entry into sleep, within sleep or during arousals from sleep.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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According to the AASM, sleepwalking and sleep terrors typically occur during arousals from slow-wave sleep and are classified as "parasomnias," which are undesirable events or experiences that occur during entry into sleep, within sleep or during arousals from sleep.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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According to the AASM, sleepwalking and sleep terrors typically occur during arousals from slow-wave sleep and are classified as "parasomnias," which are undesirable events or experiences that occur during entry into sleep, within sleep or during arousals from sleep.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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"parasomnias," which involve undesirable behaviors that occur while
Livescience.com 2010
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Other areas of interest include possible gene influences on Restless Legs Syndrome and parasomnias in childhood, particularly sleep terrors.
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We would label what some of these students are experiencing ‘parasomnias’—a sleep disorder that includes nightmares, sleepwalking, and even violent behavior while sleeping.
Sleepless Thomas Fahy 2009
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Put them together, and it can be a bad combination for someone who is already predisposed to sleepwalking or other parasomnias.
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