Status epilepticus is a neurologic emergency that can be life- threatening. The key to effective management is recognition and prompt initiation of treatment. Management of status epilepticus requires a patient-specific-approach framework, consisting of four axes: (1) semiology, (2) etiology, (3) EEG correlate, and (4) age. This article provides a comprehensive overview of status epilepticus,...
OBJECTIVE: This article reviews rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and other REM sleep parasomnias, particularly recurrent isolated sleep paralysis and nightmare disorder. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: People with RBD have dream enactment behaviors that can be distressing and cause injuries to themselves or a bed partner. Diagnosis of RBD still requires video polysomnography but new...
The most common rapid eye movement (REM) parasomnia encountered by neurologists is REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and nightmares are so frequent that every neurologist should be able to differentiate them from the dream enactment of RBD. Isolated sleep paralysis is relatively common and is often mistaken for other neurologic disorders. This article summarizes the current state of the art in...