Resenha
Sexsomnia: Abnormal sexual behavior during sleep
Fecha
2007-12-01Registro en:
Brain Research Reviews. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 56, n. 2, p. 271-282, 2007.
0165-0173
10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.005
WOS:000252176700001
Autor
Andersen, Monica L. [UNIFESP]
Poyares, Dalva [UNIFESP]
Alves, Rosana S. C.
Skomro, Robert
Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]
Institución
Resumen
This review attempts to assemble the characteristics of a distinct variant of sleepwalking called sexsomnia/sleepsex from the seemingly scarce literature into a coherent theoretical framework. Common features of sexsomnia include sexual arousal with autonomic activation (e.g. nocturnal erection, vaginal lubrication, nocturnal emission, dream orgasms). Somnambulistic sexual behavior and its clinical implications, the role of precipitating factors, diagnostic, treatment, and medico-legal issues are also reviewed. the characteristics of several individuals described in literature including their family/personal history of parasomnia. as well as the abnormal behaviors occurring during sleep are reported. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.