Educational Resources to Support Patients with Parasomnias

Abstract

This article serves to help reduce patient burden in searching for credible information about parasomnias-abnormal behaviors during sleep-including sleepwalking, night terrors, and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. It exhibits a compiled list of accessible online resources about parasomnias as well as detailed descriptions about each resource. By increasing patient accessibility to clinically validated resources, patients are more empowered to take an active role in managing their conditions, collaborating with their health-care practitioners in clinical management, enrolling in registries, and joining newsletters sponsored by these resources.

Keywords: Alpha-synucleinopathy; Dream enactment behavior; Neurodegeneration; Parasomnia; Parkinson disease; REM sleep behavior disorder.