Agrypnia excitata (AE) is a syndrome characterized by the inability to sleep associated with a generalized motor and autonomic over-activation. AE is caused by a thalamo-limbic system dysfunction and comprises three different conditions: Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI), Delirium Tremens (DT), and Morvan Syndrome (MS). Oneiric Stupor episodes (OS) are the peculiar motor behaviour of AE. During OS patients perform simple automatic gestures mimicking daily-life activities. This paper is the first description of the different characteristics of OS in two patients with MS and another with FFI, emphasizing the specific clinical features that reliably differentiate OS from REM sleep behaviour disorders.
Oneiric stupor: the peculiar behaviour of agrypnia excitata / Guaraldi P.; Calandra-Buonaura G.; Terlizzi R.; Montagna P.; Lugaresi E.; Tinuper P.; Cortelli P.; Provini F.. - In: SLEEP MEDICINE. - ISSN 1389-9457. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:(suppl.2)(2011), pp. S64-S67. [10.1016/j.sleep.2011.10.014]
Oneiric stupor: the peculiar behaviour of agrypnia excitata.
GUARALDI, PIETRO;CALANDRA BUONAURA, GIOVANNA;TERLIZZI, ROSSANA;TINUPER, PAOLO;CORTELLI, PIETRO;PROVINI, FEDERICA
2011
Abstract
Agrypnia excitata (AE) is a syndrome characterized by the inability to sleep associated with a generalized motor and autonomic over-activation. AE is caused by a thalamo-limbic system dysfunction and comprises three different conditions: Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI), Delirium Tremens (DT), and Morvan Syndrome (MS). Oneiric Stupor episodes (OS) are the peculiar motor behaviour of AE. During OS patients perform simple automatic gestures mimicking daily-life activities. This paper is the first description of the different characteristics of OS in two patients with MS and another with FFI, emphasizing the specific clinical features that reliably differentiate OS from REM sleep behaviour disorders.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
