Book contents
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- ContentsThe following cases described herein have been published previously
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Sleep-related breathing disorders
- Part II Hypersomnias of central origin
- Part III Circadian rhythm disorders
- Part IV Parasomnias
- Part V Sleep-related epilepsy
- Part VI Sleep and stroke
- Part VII Sleep-related movement disorders
- Case 32 Violent tongue biting recurring during sleep
- Case 33 A child with behavioral problems and violent sleep behavior leading to trauma
- Case 34 Clicking all night
- Case 35 Repetitive arm movements
- Case 36 Restlessness and jerking upon recumbency when trying to fall asleep
- Case 37 Jumping and yelling while asleep
- Case 38 A case of attention deficit
- Part VIII Neuromuscular disorders and sleep
- Appendix: Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Index
Case 32 - Violent tongue biting recurring during sleep
from Part VII - Sleep-related movement disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010
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Book contents
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Case Studies in Sleep Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- ContentsThe following cases described herein have been published previously
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Sleep-related breathing disorders
- Part II Hypersomnias of central origin
- Part III Circadian rhythm disorders
- Part IV Parasomnias
- Part V Sleep-related epilepsy
- Part VI Sleep and stroke
- Part VII Sleep-related movement disorders
- Case 32 Violent tongue biting recurring during sleep
- Case 33 A child with behavioral problems and violent sleep behavior leading to trauma
- Case 34 Clicking all night
- Case 35 Repetitive arm movements
- Case 36 Restlessness and jerking upon recumbency when trying to fall asleep
- Case 37 Jumping and yelling while asleep
- Case 38 A case of attention deficit
- Part VIII Neuromuscular disorders and sleep
- Appendix: Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the case of a 60-year-old man who was referred with a history of repeated episodes of tongue biting during sleep and finding it difficult to fall asleep because of racing thoughts and anxiety over whether he would be able to sleep on a given night. It presents the clinical history, examination, follow-up, treatment, diagnosis, and the results of the procedures performed on the patient. The case emphasizes the need to check patients' sleep-related spells by means of video-polysomnography (PSG) and detailed neurophysiological studies for a complete characterization with the aim of avoiding delays before establishing the correct diagnosis and promptly instituting the appropriate treatment. The PSG recording of the patient revealed that he suffered from nocturnal myoclonic jerks. Sleep-induced faciomandibular myoclonus in the patient recurred mainly during NREM sleep and seemed to have a subcortical origin.
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- Case Studies in Sleep NeurologyCommon and Uncommon Presentations, pp. 227 - 233Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010