Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Sleep-wake transition abnormality

HP:5200293

What it means

A parasomnia that occurs with awareness and recollection during the transition between sleep and and awake states.

Sleep-wake transition abnormalities include rhythmic movement disorder, sleep starts, sleep talking, and nocturnal leg cramps.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Disturbance during transitions between sleep and wake states · Sleep state switching · Sleep-wake transition disorders

Sleep-wake transition abnormality

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.