PARASOMNIA
\pˌaɹəsˈɒmni͡ə], \pˌaɹəsˈɒmniə], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_s_ˈɒ_m_n_iə]\
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Movements or behaviors associated with sleep, sleep stages, or partial arousals from sleep that may impair sleep maintenance. Parasomnias are generally divided into four groups: arousal disorders, sleep-wake transition disorders, parasomnias of REM sleep, and nonspecific parasomnias. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p191)
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