From parasomnia to agrypnia excitata-An illustrative case on diagnostic approach

• Main Authors: Fong, Si Lei, Closas, Alfand Marl F. Dy, Lim, Thien Thien, Lean, Phooi Leng, Loh, Ee Chin, Lim, Shen-Yang, Tan, Ai Huey
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine; RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/38421/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The diagnostic approach to sleep-related movements disorders is seldom discussed. We report a case of fatal familial insomnia who initially presented with persistent limb movements in sleep, which later progressed to a state of agrypnia excitata. Here, the evaluation of abnormal movements in sleep i...