Melatonin Effects in a Patient with Severe REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Case Report and Theoretical Considerations

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Kunz ◽  
Frederik Bes
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

Sertraline Associated with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Mostafa Mansouripour ◽  
Dharmendra Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ◽  
Motor Behavior ◽  
Antidepressant Medication ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
History Of

Background: REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is manifested by abnormal motor behavior with an endurance of tone during REM sleep. Studies suggest that patients taking Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are at greater risk of developing REM sleep behavior disorder. Case Presentation: We present a case of 39-year-old female with a past medical history of spinal cord injury from a gunshot wound 19 years ago resulting in paraplegia, posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD), chronic pain, and chronic sleep problem. After sertraline started and up-titrated to 200 mg for her anxiety, she noticed worsening of her nighttime sleep behavior. Her mother also witnessed sleepwalking episode and doing things which the patient had no recollection in the morning, including trying to take a bath and eat from the refrigerator. On her follow-up appointment, her sertraline was discontinued altogether and she was started on Escitalopram 5 mg. She tolerated the medication well, it helped moderately with her anxiety and by the time of this case report (approximately 1 month) patient did not report any sleep-related behavior. Conclusion: Since antidepressant medication is very commonly prescribed, it is important to be cautious of physiologic changes they may induce, even if the clinical significance of these changes is not fully elucidated. In addition, RBD may predict neurodegenerative disorders a couple of years earlier, so it may be used as an effective early marker of neurodegenerative diseases.

REM sleep behavior disorder predisposed by neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiko Konno ◽  
Takahiro Suzuki ◽  
Tadashi Kanamori ◽  
Ryuji Furihata ◽  
Hiromi Yokose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Sleep Behavior

scholarly journals Unexpected Finding of Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in a Young Healthy Male With Snoring: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (09) ◽  
pp. 1369-1371
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Brock ◽  
Sean Shirley ◽  
Luis Rohena ◽  
Brian A. Moore ◽  
Vincent Mysliwiec
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Unexpected Finding ◽  
Healthy Male ◽  
Sleep Behavior

scholarly journals Spinocerebellar ataxia type 31 associated with REM sleep behavior disorder: a case report

BMC Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazumasa Shindo ◽  
Tohko Sato ◽  
Hiroaki Murata ◽  
Yuta Ichinose ◽  
Takanori Hata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type ◽  
Sleep Behavior
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