Abstract
NREM arousal parasomnias include confusional arousals, sleepwalking (somnambulism) and sleep terrors (pavor nocturnus). These parasomnias occur primarily in childhood and in 2-4% of adults.
Factros that deepen sleep and factors that fragment sleep have been reported as facilitating or triggering episodes in predisposed individuals. Polysomnography and video-EEG monitoring is indicated in clinically ambiguous cases.
A variety of pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological treatments have been recommended for long-term management of NREM parasomnias.