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Dracula’, ‘Jane Eyre’ and the Brother Cadfael mysteries all make reference to parasomnias, as does Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’.

Serena Williams cuddles newborn daughter Adira and says 'this makes me so happy'... after tennis champ admitted she's 'not okay today'When she was a 15-year-old at school, a new teacher arrived, whom Alice calls ‘Meredith’ in this book. On her first day, Meredith stared at Alice across the playground. In the classroom, she made Alice sit as far as possible from the door, so that after school she could waylay her, and chat, making her miss her bus home. Meredith insinuated herself into Alice’s life, using friendliness and texting. Parasomnias have also been the subject of extensive scientific investigations with many medical theories and treatments recommended over the centuries.

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Dr Vernon added: “One of the most astonishing theories I discovered during my research was one doctor’s peculiar assertion that night terrors were caused by a person thinking about arithmetic when drifting off to sleep.

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