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. 2012 Sep 11;9(4):753–775. doi: 10.1007/s13311-012-0143-8

Table 1.

Parasomnia classification

NREM REM
Disorders Confusional arousals REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Sleepwalking Isolated sleep paralysis
Sleep terrors*
Sleep-Related Eating Disorder

*Also known as night terrors

SRED is currently classified under other parasomnia in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 2nd edition; however, based on evidence presented in this review recent evidence demonstrates that amnestic nocturnal eating is more typical of a nonrapid eye movement parasomnia (NREM)

REM = rapid eye movement