Parasomnia Overlap Disorder Associated With Pontine Glioblastoma.
- Author:
Hyeran YANG
1
;
Eun Kyung PARK
;
Kee Duk PARK
;
Kyoung Gyu CHOI
;
Hyang Woon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea. leeh@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
REM sleep;
Parasomnia;
Pontine glioblastoma
- MeSH:
Arousal;
Brain;
Cerebellar Ataxia;
Child;
Facial Paralysis;
Glioblastoma;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neurologic Examination;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Nystagmus, Pathologic;
Paralysis;
Parasomnias;
Polysomnography;
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder;
Sleep Arousal Disorders;
Sleep, REM;
Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2010;28(4):304-307
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Parasomnia overlap disorder is characterized by coexisting rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder and non-REM parasomnia. We report herein an 8-year-old boy with REM sleep behavior disorder, sleep talking, and confusional arousal. Polysomnography revealed REM sleep without atonia, and arousal disorder. Neurological examination revealed bilateral ptosis, lateral gaze palsy, facial palsy, vertical nystagmus, and dysmetria. A pontine glioblastoma was found on brain magnetic resonance imaging, which could have been responsible for his neurologic deficit and sleep problem.
