Our Publications

SFA has extensive publications in books and peer-reviewed journals. The following books and videos are available to purchase online:

sleepBookSleep: The mysteries, the problems and the solutions – Dr. Schenck discusses the causes and treatments for common sleep disorders including insomnia, restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea. By Dr. Carlos Schenck.

 

paradoxLostBookParadox Lost: Midnight in the Battleground of Sleep and Dreams – This book explores violent nightmares and behaviors that when people have REM sleep behavior disorder. By Dr. Carlos Schenck.

 

dreamlandBookDreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep – By David K. Randall, Chapter 8: Bumps in the Night, Michel Cramer Bornemann, Mark Mahowald, and Carlos Schenck.

 

Peer–reviewed journal articles and symposia

  • Sleep and Sleep–Wake Disorders – Chapter 66. – Buysse DJ, Soehner A, Abbott S, Kapur VK, Mahowald MW, Parker KP, et al. In: Tasman A, Lieberman J, Kay J, First M, Riba M, editors. Psychiatry. 4 ed: Wiley–Blackwell; 2015.
  • REM sleep behaviour disorder: a window on the sleeping brain. – Mahowald MW, Schenck CS. Brain. 2015; (in press) (commentary).
  • Criminal Culpability for Sleep-related Violence. – Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Mark W. Mahowald. In Textbook: Kryger M, Roth T, Dement WC, editors. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 6th ed., Elsevier (in press 2015)
  • Sleep, Violence and Forensic Implications. – Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Carlos H. Schenck. In Textbook: Chokroverty S, editor. Oxford University Textbook Neurology Series- Sleep Disorders Medicine 4th ed., Oxford University Press (in press 2015)
  • Violent Parasomnias and Sleep Forensics. – Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Mark W. Pressman. In Textbook: Chokroverty S, editor. Sleep Disorders Medicine 4th ed., Springer (in press 2015)
  • Sexsomnia and sleep forensics: the interface between sleep–related abnormal sexual behaviors and the law. – Cramer Bornemann MA, Mahowald MW, Schenck CH. Sleep. 2014;37 (Abstract Supplement):A211.
  • Are confusional arousals pathological? – Ohayon MM, Mahowald MW, Leger D. Neurology. 2014;83(9):834–41.
  • Spectral EEG analysis and sleepwalking defense: unreliable scientific evidence. – Pressman MR, Mahowald M, Schenck C, Cramer Bornemann M, Banerjee D, Howell M, et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2014;10:111–2 (letter to editor).
  • The ICSD-3 NREM Parasomnia Section is Evidence Based Resulting From International Collaboration, Consensus and Best Practices. – Mark R. Pressman, Michel Cramer Bornemann. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.11/2014
  • Spectral EEG Analysis and Sleepwalking Defense: Unreliable Scientific Evidence. – Mark R. Pressman, Mark Mahowald, Carlos Schenck, Michel Cramer Bornemann, Dev Banerjee, Michael Howell, Peter Buchanan, Alon Avidan. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 1/2014;10(1):111-2
  • Valid Measures of Periodic Leg Movements (PLMs) during a Suggested Immobilization Test Using the PAM-RL Leg Activity Monitors Require Adjusting Detection Parameters for Noise and Signal in Each Recording. – Ayung Yang, Jacques Montplaisir, Alex Desautels, John Winkelman, Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Christopher Earley, Richard Allen. Sleep Medicine. 10/2013; 15(1)
  • Review of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Implications for Death Investigation. – Academic Forensic Pathology. 2013 Mar. 6; 3(1):34-39
  • Alcohol, sleepwalking and violence: lack of reliable scientific evidence. – Pressman MR, Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Cramer Bornemann MA, Banerjee D, Buchanan P, et al. Brain. 2013;136(Pt 2):e229.
  • Sexsomnia- A Medico-Legal Case Based Approach in Analyzing Potential Sleep-related Abnormal Sexual Behaviors. – Michel A. Cramer Bornemann. In Textbook: Parasomnias, eds. Kothare, Ivanenko. Springer Verlag; 2013
  • Alcohol, Sleepwalking and Violence: Lack of Reliable Scientific Evidence. – Mark R. Pressman, Mark W. Mahowald, Carlos H. Schenck, Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Dev Banerjee, Peter Buchanan, Antonio Zadra. Brain. 10/2012
  • Implanted upper airway stimulation device for obstructive sleep apnea. – Paul H. Van de Heyning, M. Safwan Badr, Jonathan Baskin, Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Wilfied A. De Backer,Yaniv Dotan, et al. The Laryngoscope. 7/2012;122(7):1626-33
  • Differentiating parasomnias from nocturnal seizures. – Boursoulian LJ, Schenck HH, Mahowald MW, Lagrange AH. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2012;8:108–12.
  • Disorders of sleep. – Mahowald MW. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, editors. Goldman’s Cecil Medicine. 24 ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2012. p. 2299–304.
  • Prevalence and comorbidity of nocturnal wandering in the US adult general population. – Ohayan M, Mahowald MW, Dauvilliers Y, Krystal A, Leger D. Neurology. 2012;78:1583–9.
  • REM sleep parasomnias in adults. – Schenck CH, Mahowald MW. In: Barkoukis TJ, Matheson JK, Ferber R, Doghramji K, editors. Therapy in Sleep Medicine. Philadephia: Elsevier Saunders; 2012. p. 549–58.
  • State Dissociation: Implications for Sleep and Wakefulness, Consciousness, and Culpability. – Mark W. Mahowald, Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Carlos H. Schenck. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 12/2011; 6(4):393-400
  • State Dissociation, Human Behavior, and Consciousness. – Mark W. Mahowald, Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Carlos H. Schenck. Current Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry. 8/2011;11(19):2392-402
  • State dissociation, human behavior, and consciousness. – Mahowald MW, Cramer Bornemann MA, Schenck CH. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2011;11:2392–402.
  • State dissociation: implications for sleep and wakefulness, consciousness, and culpability. – Mahowald MW, Cramer Bornemann MA, Schenck CH. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 2011;6:393–400.
  • REM sleep parasomnias. – Mahowald MW, Schenck CH. In: Kryger MH, Roth T, Dement WC, editors. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 5 ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2011. p. 1083–97.
  • Parasomnias and sleep forensics. – Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Cramer Bornemann MA. In: Chokroverty S, Sahota P, editors. Acute and Emergent Events in Sleep Disorders. New York: Oxford University Press; 2011. p. 93–129.
  • REM sleep behavior disorder and neurodegenerative disorders. – Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Cramer Bornemann MA. In: Olanow CW, Stocchi F, Lang AE, editors. Parkinson’s Disease: Non–Motor and Non–Dopaminergic Features. Oxford: Wiley–Blackwell; 2011. p. (In press).
  • Violent parasomnias: forensic implications. – Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Cramer Bornemann MA. In: Montagna P, Chokroverty S, editors. Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Elsevier; 2011. p. 1149–59.
  • Epilepsy, sleep, and sleep disorders. – Shouse M, Mahowald MW. In: Kryger MY, Roth T, Dement WC, editors. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 5 ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2011. p. 1048–63.
  • Rigorous study of Xyrem/sodium oxybate use amont patients with obstructive sleep apnea and other conditions of compromised respiratory function is critically needed. – Zvosec DL, Smith SW, Mahowald MW. Sleep Medicine. 2011;12:103–4.
  • Mindfulness–based stress reduction vs. pharmacotherapy for primary chronic insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. – Gross CR, Kreitzer MJ, Reilly–Spong M, Wall M, Winbush N, Patterson R, et al. Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing. 2011 (in press).
  • What Sleep Crime Tells Us About Consciousness – Michel Cramer Bornemann, MD, Scientific American, September Issue, 2012 (Preview)
  • Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 5 ed. – Cramer Bornemann MA, Mahowald MW. Sleep forensics. In: Kryger MH, Roth T, Dement WC, editors. Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier; 2011. p. 725–33.
  • Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 5 ed. – Mahowald MW. Other parasomnias. In: Kryger MH, Roth T, Dement WC, editors. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2011. p. 1098–105.
  • Non–REM arousal parasomnias. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 5 ed. – Mahowald MW, Cramer Bornemann MA. In: Kryger MH, Roth T, Dement WC, editors. St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2011. p. 1075–82.
  • Parasomnias – Carlos Schenck, MD, XXth World Congress of Neurology, With Africa, for Africa, November 12–17, 2011, Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • RBD as a Marker of Neurodegenerative Disease – Carlos Schenck, MD, Neurofisiologia 2011, October 24–27, 2011.
  • RBD: Update on Recent Studies and New Developments – Carlos Schenck, MD, 36th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Sleep Research, World Sleep, October 16–20, 2011.
  • Dreams and Parasomnias – Carlos Schenck, MD, World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference, September 10–14, 2011, Quebec City, Canada.
  • Basic and Clinical Research Findings in Idiopathic RBD and Parkinsonian RBD – Carlos Schenck, MD, World Sleep Congress and 5th Conference, September 14, 2011, Quebec City, Canada.
  • REM Sleep Behavior as a Marker of Neurodegenerative Disease – Carlos H. Schenck, MD, Abstract, Clinical Neurophysiology 2011.
  • The Strong Presence of REM Slep Behavior Disorder in PD: Clinical and Research Implications (re: M/S #2011/377440), Neurology, September 13, 2011.
  • A Novel Therapy for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) – Carlos H. Schenck MD, Patricia A. Arneson RN, Michal J. Howell, MD, Clinical Sleep Medicine.
  • State dissociation, human behavior, and consciousness Mahowald MW, Cramer Bornemann MA, Schenck CH. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2011 (in press)
  • Mindfulness–based stress reduction vs. pharmacotherapy for primary chronic insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial Gross CR, Kreitzer MJ, Reilly–Spong M, Wall M, Winbush N, Patterson R, Cramer Bornemann M, et al. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing. March–April 2011; 7(2):76–87.
  • Violence in sleep Siclari F, Khatami R, Urbaniok F, Nobili L, Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Cramer Bornemann, Bassetti. Review Article, BRAIN. 2010; 133:3494–3509.
  • Long–term maintenance of restless legs syndrome with gabapentin enacarbil: a randomized controlled study Bogan R, Cramer Bornemann M, Kushida CA, Barrett RW. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2010; 85:512–521
  • Mindfulness–based stress reduction for solid organ transplant recipients: a randomized controlled trial. Gross CR, Kreitzer MJ, Thomas W, Reilly–Spong M, Cramer Bornemann M, Nymann JA, et al. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2010;16:30–8
  • A case of reversible restless legs syndrome (RLS) and sleep–related eating disorder relapse triggered by acute right leg herpes zoster infection: literature review of spinal cord and peripheral nervous system contributions to RLS.  Mahowald MW, Cramer Bornemann MA, Schenck CH. Sleep Medicine. 2010;11:538–85
  • Potentially lethal behaviors associated with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD): review of the literature and forensic implications Schenck CH, Lee SA, Cramer Bornemann M, Mahowald MW. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2009;54:1475–84
  • Sleep related automatism and the law Pressman MR, Mahowald MW, Schenck CH, Cramer Bornemann M, Montplaisir JY, Zadra A, et al. Medicine, Science and the Law. 2009;49:139–43
  • Parasomnias Mahowald MW, Cramer Bornemann MA, Schenck CH. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. 2009;7:441–4.
  • Potentially Lethal Behaviors Associated With Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD): Review of the Literature and Forensic Implications, Journal of Forensic Sciences, accepted for publication Summer/ Fall 2009, Schenck C.H., Lee S., Cramer Bornemann M.A., Mahowald M.W.
  • Health Law: Role of the Expert Witness in Sleep–Related Violence Trials, Virtual Mentor, American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, September 2008, Vol. 10, Number 9:571–577, Cramer Bornemann, M.A.
  • Sleep Forensics: Trailblazing a New Discipline, Medecine du Sommeil 2008 (The French Journal of Sleep Medicine), Cramer Bornemann M.A., Mahowald M.W, Schenck C.H.
  • Finally—Sleep Science For The Courtroom [Guest Editorial]. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2007; 11: 1–3. Mahowald, M.W., Cramer–Bornemann, M., Schenck, C.H.
  • Alcohol–Induced Sleepwalking Or Confusional Arousal As A Defense To Criminal Behavior: A Review Of Scientific Evidence, Methods And Forensic Considerations. Journal of Sleep Research 2007: 16: 198–212. Pressman, M.R., Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H., Cramer–Bornemann, M.
  • Sleep And Sex: What Can Go Wrong? A Review Of The Literature On Sleep Related Disorders And Abnormal Sexual Behaviors And Experiences. Sleep 2007; 30: 683–702. Schenck, C.H., Arnulf, I., Mahowald, M.W.
  • Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 2007; 7: 167 – 172. Mahowald,M.W., Schenck, C.H., Cramer Bornemann, M.A.
  • Parasomnia– Clinical Features and Forensic Implications. CHEST 2006; 130; 605 – 610. Cramer Bornemann, M. A., Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • Sleep–Related Violence. Current Neurology 2005 . Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H., Cramer–Bornemann, M.
  • Parasomnia Pseudo–Suicide. Journal of Forensic Sciences 2003; 48: 1158–1162. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H., Goldner, M., Bachelder, V., Cramer–Bornemann, M.
  • Parasomnias: Sleepwalking and the Law. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2000, 4:321–339. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • Medical–Legal Aspects of Sleep Medicine. Neurologic Clinics 1999;17: 215–234. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • An Analysis of a Recent Criminal Trial Involving Sexual Misconduct With a Child, Alcohol Abuse, and a Successful Sleepwalking Defence: Arguments Supporting Two Proposed New Forensic Categories. Medicine, Science and the Law 1998;38:147–152. Schenck, C.H., Mahowald M.W.
  • Complex Motor Behavior Arising During the Sleep Period: Forensic Science Implications. Sleep 1995;18:724–727. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • A Polysomnographically–Documented Case of Adult Somnambulism With Long–Distance Automobile Driving and Frequent Nocturnal Violence: Parasomnia With Continuing Danger as a Non–Insane Automatism? Sleep 1995;18:765–772. Schenck, C.H., Mahowald, M.W.
  • The Role of a Sleep Disorders Center in Evaluating Sleep Violence. Archives of Neurology 1992;49:604–607. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H., Rosen, G.M., Hurwitz, T.D.
  • Sleep Violence – Forensic Implications: Polygraphic and Video Documentation. Journal of Forensic Sciences 1990; 35: 413 – 432. Mahowald, M.W., Bundlie, S.R., Hurwitz, T.D., Schenck, C.H.

Book Chapters

  • Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep. by David K. Randall, August 13, 2012. Chapter 8: Bumps in the Night, Cramer Bornemann, Mahowald, and Carlos Schenck
  • Forensic Medicine Issues: Violent Parasomnias. In: Smith, H.R., Comella, C.L, Hogl, B., Eds. Sleep Medicine. Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press 2008. Cramer–Bornemann, M.A., Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • Practical Considerations and Clinical Caveats in Polysomnographic Interpretation in Sleep–related Breathing Disorders. In: Friedman’s ENT Atlas of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Published by Elseviers Science 2008.
  • Violent Parasomnias: Forensic Implications. In: Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2007. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H., Cramer–Bornemann MA.
  • Violent Parasomnias: Forensic Medicine Issues. In: Kryger, M.H., Roth, T., Dement, W.C., Eds. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, Fourth Edition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elsevier Saunders, 2005: 960–968. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • Violent Parasomnias: Forensic Medicine Issues. In: Kryger, M.H., Roth, T., and Dement, W.C., Eds. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, Third Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company 2000; 786–795. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.
  • Sleep–Related Violence – Forensic Medicine Issues. In: Chokroverty, S., Ed. Sleep Disorders Medicine: Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects (2nd Edition). Boston: Butterworth–Heinemann, 1999;729–739. Mahowald, M.W., Schenck, C.H.