Characteristic symptoms of exploding head syndrome:one case report and literature review
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-7876.2018.12.011
- VernacularTitle:爆炸头综合征一例电临床分析及文献回顾
- Author:
Xiaoli WANG
1
;
Wenjuan ZHANG
;
Beibei CHEN
;
Chenxi SHEN
;
Na YUAN
;
Yonghong LIU
Author Information
1. 空军军医大学附属西京医院神经内科
- Keywords:
Exploding head syndrome;
Sleep disorders;
Parasomnia;
Electroencephalography;
Polysomnography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2018;51(12):992-995
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Exploding head syndrome(EHS)is a rare sensory parasomnia and rarely reported in China, leading to serious misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and unnecessary testing. A detailed collection of clinical symptoms and longterm polysomnography-electroencephalography monitoring is very important for diagnosis and differential diagnosis of EHS. We diagnosed a patient with EHS according to the International classification of sleep disorders, third edition diagnostic criteria. The electro-clinical feature of the patient and relevant references were analyzed in order to improve the understanding of EHS, meanwhile to prevent unnecessary testing and avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment.
