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Case 30 - Fighting in sleep

from Part V - Sleep-related epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2010

By
Lynn V. Kataria  and
Bradley V. Vaughn
Edited by
Antonio Culebras
Antonio Culebras
Affiliation:
Upstate Medical University, New York
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Summary

This chapter discusses the case of a 42-year-old man who presented with a 2-year history of events of yelling and fighting in his sleep that were brought to his attention by his wife. It presents the clinical history, examination, follow-up, treatment, diagnosis, and the results of the procedures performed on the patient. When evaluating patients with nocturnal events, clinicians may find a sleep diary helpful in defining the frequency and behavioral characteristics. Further evaluation by video- polysomnography (PSG) is indicated for individuals with potential for injury, atypical features or symptoms of other sleep disorders. For events of much lower frequency, a video-PSG with full EEG recording would have provided some information regarding the presence of interictal discharges and other potential sleep disorders (such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)). When studies show no disorder, a therapeutic trial with antiepileptic medication may be considered.

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adult sleepwalkerspolysomnographyprolonged sleep deprivationsleep disorderssomnambulism
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Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
Common and Uncommon Presentations
 , pp. 208 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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