Dreams and Epilepsy

Reami, Denilce O.; Silva, Délrio F.; Albuquerque, Marly de; Campos, Carlos José Reis de

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb05610.x

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“…The picture is most often one of complex partial seizures with a temporal-lobe focus; some, but not all, studies find a right lateral bias. The nightmares may have content similar to daytime ictal visual hallucinations, or include elements of the daytime seizure aura, phosphenes, and other sensory phenomena (Reami et al, 1991;Solms, 1997). Sometimes a nightmare may lead into a generalized nocturnal seizure.…”

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Abnormal dreams and nightmare disorders

Eiser

2011

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

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“…Anticonvulsant medication or surgical treatment that is effective in relieving seizures may also relieve accompanying nightmares (Reami et al, 1991;Solms, 1997).…”

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Abnormal dreams and nightmare disorders

Eiser

2011

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

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“…The picture is most often one of complex-partial seizures with a temporal-lobe focus; some but not all studies find a right lateral bias. The nightmares may have content similar to daytime ictal visual hallucinations, or include elements of the daytime seizure aura, phosphenes, and other sensory phenomena [32,33]. Sometimes a nightmare may lead into a generalized nocturnal seizure.…”

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Dream disorders and treatment

Eiser

2007

Curr Treat Options Neurol

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Consensus does not exist regarding what should constitute a "dream disorder." Conditions with disordered dreaming may be thought of as primary (ie, arising from changes in dreaming per se) or secondary to extrinsic disorders that impinge on structures involved in dreaming. The major primary disorder of dreaming, nightmare disorder, is covered in depth in this article. Definition of nightmare, diagnostic criteria for nightmare disorder, and differential diagnosis are discussed. The value of a sleep-disorders perspective on nightmares, and the possible exacerbating effects of sleep disorders that cause arousals, are indicated. The importance of a perspective that appreciates nightmares as richly and personally meaningful, with links to complex psychological factors present and past, is emphasized. Two types of treatment approaches are discussed: approaches that target the symptom of nightmares in relative isolation, and approaches that aim at working out psychological issues viewed as causing nightmares and a variety of other interconnected symptoms and problems. The former type of treatment includes the cognitive-behavioral approach "imagery rehearsal therapy," and the medication prazosin. The latter approach entails exploratory or psychodynamic psychotherapies. The approaches are seen as so different in scope, aim, and conceptual framework as to defy ready comparison. I think that a thorough psychological/psychiatric evaluation is essential for informed consideration in conjunction with the patient's choice of treatment approach. Sleep terrors are discussed as a non-rapid eye movement sleep arousal disorder that at times may be linked to broader psychological issues warranting consideration of psychotherapy. Brief summaries are provided of dream disorders secondary to other sleep disorders, drug and alcohol effects, medical disorders, and organic brain damage.

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“…For instance, viewing facial expressions triggers expressions on one's own face (as measured by electromyography), even in the absence of conscious recognition of the stimulus [135,136]. Moreover, fMRI studies indicate that similar networks of motor and emotional brain areas are activated by the perception of emotional expressions and the overt imitation of similar emotions [126,128,137]. Lesion studies indicate that right frontoparietal cortex is necessary for the correct recognition of emotions from prosody [25,138].…”

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Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience

Mancia¹

2006

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Dreams and Epilepsy

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