| Literature DB >> 27166304 |
Rodolfo Soca1, Joseph C Keenan2, Carlos H Schenck3.
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Sleep-related abnormal sexual behaviors (sexsomnia) are classified as a subtype of NREM sleep parasomnias. Sexsomnia has been reported as part of parasomnia overlap disorder (POD) in two other patients. We present the case of a 42-year-old male patient with video-polysomnography (vPSG) documented POD. The patient had sleepwalking, sleep-related eating, confusional arousals, sexsomnia, sleeptalking, and REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). Confusional arousals and RBD were documented during the vPSG. This case had the added complexity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) playing a role in sleepwalking and sleep related eating, with good response to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). The sexsomnia did not respond to nCPAP but responded substantially to bedtime clonazepam therapy.Entities:
Keywords: REM sleep behavior disorder; parasomnia overlap disorder; sexsomnia; sleepwalking
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27166304 PMCID: PMC4957198 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Sleep Med ISSN: 1550-9389 Impact factor: 4.062