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Do the EEG and behavioral criteria of NREM arousal disorders apply to sexsomnia?

Jessica RossiAna GalesValérie AttaliSmaranda Leu-SmenescuPauline DodetElisabeth GroosIsabelle Arnulf
Published in: Sleep (2023)
In patients with sexsomnia, videopolysomnography based markers of arousal disorders are intermediate between healthy individuals and patients with other arousal disorders, supporting the concept of sexsomnia as a specialized, but less neurophysiologically severe, NREM parasomnia. Previously validated criteria for arousal disorders partially fit in patients with sexsomnia.
Keyphrases
  • working memory
  • functional connectivity
  • resting state