parasomnia

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"Sleeping beauty syndrome," called "parasomnia," where she awakens only for short periods of time and is confused about what is her real life and what is her dream state.

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  1. noun Any of several disorders that frequently interfere with sleep, occurring especially among children and including sleepwalking, night terrors, and bed-wetting.

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  • It deals with a young man (Dylan Purcell) who stumbles upon a "sleeping beauty" - a girl suffering from a rare disease, parasomnia, which makes her sleep through the most of her life. —  BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, Reviews, and Opinions
  • "Sleeping beauty syndrome," called "parasomnia," where she awakens only for short periods of time and is confused about what is her real life and what is her dream state. —  SCI FI Wire
  • We also consider that whether catathrenia is a parasomnia rather than a sleep-related breathing disorder is just a matter of definition. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Somniloquy or sleep-talking is a parasomnia that refers to talking aloud in one's sleep. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have an increased prevalence of parasomnia symptoms compared with the prevalence rates of individual parasomnias, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday, June 9, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
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