1995
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/18.9.776
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Homicidal Behavior and Sleep Apnea: a Case Report and Medicolegal Discussion

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“…Although SW have more frequent arousals from SWS than normal sleepers, 9 this sleep instability had been observed in patients with other diagnoses such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). 10 Therefore, once the many other possible diagnoses that might account for an alleged non-conscious episode of a defendant had been ruled out, 11 sleep experts pre-2000 had to decide for themselves is this case likely to be one of sleepwalking or not. Most often the cases that came to trial were those involving aggressive behaviors infl icted on another person.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Although SW have more frequent arousals from SWS than normal sleepers, 9 this sleep instability had been observed in patients with other diagnoses such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). 10 Therefore, once the many other possible diagnoses that might account for an alleged non-conscious episode of a defendant had been ruled out, 11 sleep experts pre-2000 had to decide for themselves is this case likely to be one of sleepwalking or not. Most often the cases that came to trial were those involving aggressive behaviors infl icted on another person.…”
Section: -5mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A forensic case involved a 37-year-old man with severe OSA (AHI, 124/h, SaO 2 in the low 80 % range, and nadir of 63 %) who one night fatally shot his wife [14]. At the trial he invoked an "OSA defense" for being not guilty, but was found guilty of first-degree murder, despite two (of three) expert witnesses testifying that the OSA was severe enough to have induced a confusional arousal with violent behavior during the night in question.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Cases of NREM parasomnia precipitated by the sleep loss associated with obstructive sleep apnea are not common but three cases have been published; two of these involved serious violence [33][34][35]. In all three the obstructive sleep apnea was assessed to be severe by laboratory studies and also showed the reduced delta and increased number of arousals typical of obstructive sleep apnea and of patients diagnosed with NREM parasomnia.…”
Section: Sleepwalking In Obstructive Sleep Apneamentioning
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“…In all three the obstructive sleep apnea was assessed to be severe by laboratory studies and also showed the reduced delta and increased number of arousals typical of obstructive sleep apnea and of patients diagnosed with NREM parasomnia. In the case published by Nofzinger and Wettstein [33] a man shot his wife to death following an arousal from sleep. In this case the sleep expert testified for the prosecution.…”
Section: Sleepwalking In Obstructive Sleep Apneamentioning
confidence: 99%