A Case of Somnambulism Successfully Treated with Sansoninto
10.3937/kampomed.67.61
- VernacularTitle:睡眠時遊行症に酸棗仁湯が有効であった一例
- Author:
Masaru SHOYAMA
;
Makoto MUKAI
;
Takahisa USHIROYAMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
somnambulism;
sansoninto;
Heart
- From:Kampo Medicine
2016;67(1):61-66
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We report a case of somnambulism successfully treated with sansoninto. A 55-year-old woman had an initial episode of somnambulism in childhood, which recurred in her early 20s along with development of psychotic manifestations. The patient was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder and coexisting Crohn's disease. At the age of 55, she began to show nocturnal wandering tendencies and we prescribed yokukansan at 2.5 g/day, though the symptoms only temporarily improved. Following a switch to sansoninto at 7.5 g/day, the symptoms disappeared. Based on our experience with this case, we speculate that the Heart component of the five viscera theory in traditional Chinese medicine plays a key role in somnambulism.
