Sleepwalking, sleep-related eating disorder and sleep-related smoking successfully treated with topiramate: a case report

We describe a 45-year-old married woman with sleepwalking, sleep-related eating disorder, and sleep-related smoking behavior, but without restless legs syndrome. The patient had a history of mild obstructive sleep apnea with an AHI of 12.6/hour with an oxygen saturation nadir of 95%, which resolved after bariatric surgery. Treatment with topiramate 100mg at bedtime controlled all three parasomnias for ten months at the latest follow-up, with relapse occurring whenever topiramate was stopped. To our knowledge, this is the first reported successful treatment of sleep-related smoking. Clinicians are encouraged to inquire about other types of parasomnias, and other sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, in patients presenting with a complaint of one parasomnia.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Sleepwalking, sleep-related eating disorder and sleep-related smoking successfully treated with topiramate: a case report ; volume:15 ; number:03 ; year:2022 ; pages:370-373 ; Sleep science ; 15, Heft 03 (2022), 370-373

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Kazi, Sana Elham ; Mohammed, Jamal Mujaddid M. ; Schenck, Carlos H.

Further information

• DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220065
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024011810552092339317
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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