Sleep Forensics: a critical review of the literature and brief comments on the Brazilian legal situation

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Raimundo Nonato Delgado-rodrigues¹  Alexander N. Allen¹  Leandro Galuzzi Dos Santos¹  Carlos H. Schenck¹ 

关键词: sleep medicine;    sleepwalking;    behaviour disorder;    parasomnia;    medicina do sono;    sonambulismo;    transtorno de comportamento;    parassônia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20130181

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Sleep medicine is a relatively new field among Medical Sciences. Its legal aspects are still obscure, either for lack of knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying violent behaviour during sleep or the virtual absence of clear legal and uniformly accepted guidelines as to whether to punish or treat those disorders. An updated review of the pertinent literature was performed to determine the most prevalent pathological conditions involving violence and sleep and to identify their most common precipitating factors, attempting to provide some technical support to aid Brazilian medical-experts or assistants in preparing substantial and scientific-based reports in a legal environment.

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