Dr Irshaad Ebrahim, Medical Director, The London Sleep Centre, 137 Harley Street, London, W1G 6BF, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 20 77250523; fax: +44 (0) 20 77250524; e-mail: [email protected]

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Letter to the Editor re: Pressman et al. Alcohol-induced sleepwalking or confusional arousal as a defense to criminal behavior: a review of scientific evidence, methods and forensic considerations. J. Sleep Res. (2007) 16, 198-212

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