Night Terrors in an Adult Precipitated by Sleep Apnea | Zendy

Mark R. Pressman | Zendy; Thomas J. Meyer | Zendy; Janice Kendrick-Mohamed | Zendy; William G. Figueroa | Zendy; Lee Greenspon | Zendy; Donald D. Peterson | Zendy

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Night Terrors in an Adult Precipitated by Sleep Apnea

Author(s) -

Mark R. Pressman,

Thomas J. Meyer,

Janice Kendrick-Mohamed,

William G. Figueroa,

Lee Greenspon,

Donald D. Peterson

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/18.9.773

Subject(s) - non rapid eye movement sleep , obstructive sleep apnea , arousal , continuous positive airway pressure , parasomnia , medicine , sleep (system call) , apnea , anesthesia , sleepwalking , sleep stages , nightmare , psychology , polysomnography , sleep disorder , sleep apnea , k complex , psychiatry , insomnia , electroencephalography , neuroscience , computer science , operating system

Parasomnias are generally described as disorders of arousal that arise out of stage 3 and 4 nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep without identifiable cause. We present a case of a 35-year-old man who during nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea experienced an intense night terror triggered by a residual obstructive apnea during rebound deep sleep. The role of rebound deep sleep was thought to be essential in creating a state of sleep with a high arousal threshold hypothesized to be important for the occurrence of parasomnias. This case supports the clinical wisdom that identifiable sources of arousal can trigger parasomnias.

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