Parasomnia refers to
a. Abnormal behaviors or events happening between the threshold of wake and sleep
b. Difficulty in initiating, maintaining, or returning to sleep
c. Breathing-related sleep disturbance
d. Excessive sleepiness
a. Abnormal behaviors or events happening between the threshold of wake and sleep
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