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A case of sleep choking syndrome improved by the Kampo extract of Hange‐koboku‐to
Author(s) -
HISANAGA AKITO,
ITOH TAKASHI,
HASEGAWA YUSUKE,
EMORI KENJI,
KITA TOSHIAKI,
OKABE AKIHITO,
KURACHI MASAYOSHI
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.01001.x
Subject(s) - choking , medicine , apnea , polysomnography , kampo , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology , anatomy
A case of sleep choking syndrome with typical symptoms is presented. A 44‐year‐old Japanese male suffered from multiple episodes of choking, which suddenly appeared with fear of impending death about 30 min after falling asleep almost every night. Overnight polysomnography showed an apnea index of 0.92 events/h, an apnea–hypopnea index of 2.77 events/h, and normal respiration during sleep with the exception of the episodes of apnea and hypopnea. No choking episode occurred in the sleep laboratory. The administration of 500 mg of acetazolamide was ineffective, but the choking episode improved after the administration of Kampo extract of Hange‐koboku‐to (Ban‐xia‐hou‐pu‐tang). Hange‐koboku‐to may be effective in treating choking sensation during sleep as well as during wakefulness.