• J Clin Sleep Med · Oct 2014

    Case Reports

    Trauma associated sleep disorder: a proposed parasomnia encompassing disruptive nocturnal behaviors, nightmares, and REM without atonia in trauma survivors.

    • Vincent Mysliwiec, Brian O'Reilly, Jason Polchinski, Herbert P Kwon, Anne Germain, and Bernard J Roth.
    • Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, South Korea.
    • J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Oct 15; 10 (10): 1143-8.

    Study ObjectivesTo characterize the clinical, polysomnographic and treatment responses of patients with disruptive nocturnal behaviors (DNB) and nightmares following traumatic experiences.MethodsA case series of four young male, active duty U.S. Army Soldiers who presented with DNB and trauma related nightmares. Patients underwent a clinical evaluation in a sleep medicine clinic, attended overnight polysomnogram (PSG) and received treatment. We report pertinent clinical and PSG findings from our patients and review prior literature on sleep disturbances in trauma survivors.ResultsDNB ranged from vocalizations, somnambulism to combative behaviors that injured bed partners. Nightmares were replays of the patient's traumatic experiences. All patients had REM without atonia during polysomnography; one patient had DNB and a nightmare captured during REM sleep. Prazosin improved DNB and nightmares in all patients.ConclusionsWe propose Trauma associated Sleep Disorder (TSD) as a unique sleep disorder encompassing the clinical features, PSG findings, and treatment responses of patients with DNB, nightmares, and REM without atonia after trauma.

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