Differentiating Oneiric Stupor in Agrypnia Excitata From Dreaming Disorders

Luca Baldelli; Federica Provini

doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.565694

Differentiating Oneiric Stupor in Agrypnia Excitata From Dreaming Disorders

Front Neurol. 2020 Nov 12:11:565694. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.565694. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Luca Baldelli¹, Federica Provini^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
² Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Abstract

Oneiric Stupor (OS) in Agrypnia Excitata represents a peculiar condition characterized by the recurrence of stereotyped gestures such as mimicking daily-life activities associated with the reporting of a dream mentation consisting in a single oneiric scene. It arises in the context of a completely disorganized sleep structure lacking any physiological cyclic organization, thus, going beyond the concept of abnormal dream. However, a proper differential diagnosis of OS, in the complex world of the "disorders of dreaming" can become quite challenging. The aim of this review is to provide useful clinical and videopolygraphic data on OS to differentiate it from other dreaming disorders. Each entity will be clinically evaluated among the areas of dream mentation and abnormal sleep behaviors and its polygraphic features will be analyzed and distinguished from OS.

Keywords: RBD; agrypnia excitata; differential diagnosis; dreams; hallucinations; nightmares; oneiric stupor; sleep.

Publication types

Review