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01. An Introduction to Parasomnias

Published on December 1, 2022 Certification expiration date: December 1, 2028

Carlos H. Schenck, M.D.

Professor & Senior Staff Psychiatrist at the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) - University of Minnesota

Key Points

Parasomnias are instinctual behaviors emerging pathologically during sleep.
Parasomnias can emerge at any stage of sleep.
Parasomnias can emerge at any stage of life.
Psychotropic medications can trigger parasomnias.

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Hello. My name is Carlos Schenck. I’m a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. I’m a senior staff psychiatrist at the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorder Center located at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Shortly after I finished my psychiatry residency in 1981, I joined the staff at the newly formed Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorder Center. My entire career in Sleep Medicine has been tied up with RBD and the other parasomnias which are the behavioral and emotional disorders of sleep. So, the title of my talk today is Parasomnias Triggered by Antidepressant Medications: REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Restless Leg Syndrome.

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An introduction to parasomnias would include the linguistic derivation. Para comes from Greek meaning alongside of. Somnus comes from Latin meaning sleep. So, parasomnus refer to events that accompany sleep and the clinical meaning involves abnormal or undesirable events that accompany sleep.

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02. Diagnosing REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Learning Objectives:

After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

Determine the potential etiologies of parasomnias and understand the burden they cause.
Screen patients for RBD through a validated single-item questionnaire.
Recommend the correct treatment option in simple and intricate clinical cases.

Original Release Date: December 1, 2022

Review and Re-release Date: December 1, 2025

Expiration Date: December 1, 2028

Expert: Carlos Schenck, M.D.

Medical Editor: Paz Badía, M.D.

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Carlos H. Schenck, MD declares the following interests:

– Eisai, Inc.: One time lecture on REM sleep behavior disorder, without any product being promoted.

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