Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Presenting with Sleep Terrors

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(1); 2006 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(1): 85-88.

야경증으로 내원한 특발성 파킨슨병

이택준, 정기영 서상혁 이원용 정진상

성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 신경과학교실

Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Presenting with Sleep Terrors

Taek-Jun Lee

Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

We report adult-onset sleep terrors in a patient with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. A 42-year-old woman presented with abnormal behaviors during sleep. Neurologic examination revealed mild hypomimia, resting tremor and bradykinesia in her right upper limb indicating early Parkinson's disease. An episode would consist of sitting up in bed, screaming, then clapping her hands and more talking, shouting, screaming, and appearing frightened. Polysomnography documented 2 episodes of parasomnia which occurred in slow wave sleep indicating sleep terrors.