Objectives Parasomnias can create sleep disruption; in this article we assessed
parasomnias in school-aged children in Tehran. Methods In spring 2005, a total of 6000
sleep questionnaires were distributed to school-aged children in 5 districts of Tehran (Iran).
A modified Pediatrics sleep questionnaire with 34 questions was used. Results
Parasomnias varied from 0.5% to 5.7% among the subjects as follows: 2.7% sleep talking,
0.5% sleepwalking, 5.7% bruxism, 2.3% enuresis, and nightmare 4%. A group of children …

Parasomnias can create sleep disruption; in this article we assessed parasomnias in school-
aged children in Tehran. In spring 2005, a total of 6000 sleep questionnaires were
distributed to school-aged children in 5 districts of Tehran [Iran]. A modified Pediatrics sleep
questionnaire with 34 questions was used. Parasomnias varied from 0.5% to 5.7% among
the subjects as follows 2.7% sleep talking, 0.5% sleepwalking, 5.7% bruxism, 2.3%
enuresis, and nightmare 4%. A group of children showed parasomnias occasionally-this …