1.
CNS Spectr
; 12(12): 910-2, 2007 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18163036
ABSTRACT
Somnambulism, a previously unreported side effect of quetiapine, is described in two cases. Both cases involved individuals who had no prior or family history of somnambulism and had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The possible significance of this will also be discussed. Somnambulism is a common parasomnia that reflects an impairment in the normal mechanisms of arousal from sleep in which motor behaviors are activated without full consciousness. Motor behaviors are initiated during deep non-rapid eye movement or slow-wave sleep (stages 3-4), and may be limited to relatively simple manifestations, such as sitting up, fumbling with objects or bedclothes, or mumbling.
Subject(s)
Antipsychotic Agents/adverse effects , Dibenzothiazepines/adverse effects , Somnambulism/chemically induced , Adolescent , Humans , Lower Extremity/physiopathology , Magnesium , Male , Middle Aged , Polysomnography , Quetiapine Fumarate , Seizures/physiopathology
2.
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry
; 9(4): 313, 2007.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17934558