Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy： A case report and literature review
10.19845/j.cnki.zfysjjbzz.2025.0046
- VernacularTitle:睡眠相关过度运动性癫痫1例报告并文献复习
- Author:
Li XIE
1
;
Xiaojiang JIANG
1
Author Information
1. Sleep and Psychology Department， Neurological Disease Center， Chongqing Western Hospital， Chongqing 400052， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy;
Polysomnography;
Medication treatment
- MeSH:
Polysomnography
- From:
Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases
2025;42(3):230-232
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy （SHE） is a rare type of epilepsy with a prevalence rate of approximately 1.8/100 000. This disease mainly manifests as complex motor behaviors during non-rapid eye movement sleep， such as leg kicking， arm waving， and sitting up. Since such symptoms are similar to non-epileptic disorders such as night terrors and sleepwalking and abnormal discharges may not be observed on electroencephalography， the diagnosis of SHE is quite challenging. Currently， there is still a lack of evidence from large-scale randomized controlled studies to support pharmacological treatment strategies for SHE， and related data in China remain scarce. This article reports a case of SHE， in order to provide a clinical reference for the diagnosis and medication treatment of this disease.
