Successful Treatment of Night Terrors and Somnambulism with Paroxetine
Authors:
- S. J. WilsonSWS. J. Wilson
- D. J. NuttDND. J. Nutt
- 1 April 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 164 (4) , 551-554
Abstract
A patient with a 30-year history of somnambulism and night terrors is described. The use of a home ambulatory sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) recording in clarifying the diagnosis and in monitoring the results of treatment is illustrated and successful treatment using a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor is reported.Keywords
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