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Dreaming in Neurological Disorders

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Despite the minimal attention that physicians typically pay to dreams, their assessment can be of diagnostic interest and have management implications. This chapter reviews the world literature on dream abnormalities of clinical neurological significance, starting with the classical concept of Charcot–Wilbrand syndrome. This and the other recognised disorders are broadly classified here under headings of ‘deficits’ and ‘excesses’ of dreaming. Also reviewed here are major trends in the neuro-imaging and pharmacological literature regarding dreams. In addition, the chapter reviews some current theoretical issues regarding the brain mechanisms of dreaming.

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