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Two cases of severe head‐banging parasomnias in peripubertal males resulting from otitis media in toddlerhood
Author(s) -
Bramble D
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1995.tb00755.x
Subject(s) - audiology , otitis , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , surgery
Summary The author presents two case reports of peripubertal boys with severe and chronic head‐banging parasomnias, or rhythmic movement disorders (RMDs), which started de novo whilst they were suffering from recurrent and severe otitis media in toddierhood. Treatment consisting of straightforward behaviour modification techniques and advice concerning healthy sleeping habits proved highly successful. It is proposed that these late‐onset or‘acquired’forms of RMD might be distinct from those which continue from infancy which have a stronger developmental aetiology.