Ali A El-Solh

Management of nightmares in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder: current perspectives.

Nature and Science of Sleep November 26, 2018 Ali A El-Solh

Nightmares are considered the hallmark of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although the characteristics of these distressing dreams may vary with the type of traumatic event, the pathophysiology exposes central dysfunction of brain structures at the level of the hippocampus, amygdala, and locus coeruleus, modulated by neurochemical imbalance in nor-adrenergic, dopaminergic, and serotonin...