Neuropsychological and Behavioral Profile in Sleep-Related Hypermotor Epilepsy (SHE) and Disorders of Arousal (DOA): A Multimodal Analysis.

Study Objectives: Disorder of arousal (DOA) and sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) are complex, often bizarre, involuntary sleep behaviors, whose differential diagnosis may be challenging because they share some clinical features, such as sleep fragmentation. Mounting evidence highlights the critical role of sleep in cognitive functions. Controversial findings are raised about the cognitive profile in SHE; however, no studies have investigated the cognitive profile in DOA.