| Catathrenia (Nocturnal Groaning) 3예 |
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김민주, 이가현, 김천식, 이상암 |
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울산대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실 |
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| Three Cases of Catathrenia (Nocturnal Groaning) |
| Min Ju Kim, Gha-Hyun Lee, Chun-Sik Kim, Sang-Ahm Lee |
| Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Sang-Ahm Lee ,Tel: +82-2-3010-3445, Fax: +82-2-474-4691, Email: salee@amc.seoul.kr |
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Received: August 18, 2011 Accepted: November 16, 2011 Published online: December 31, 2011 |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Catathrenia(nocturnal groaning) is a rare disorder recently classified as a parasomnia. We presented three cases of catathrenia which of them performed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration. All patients had same patterns of breathing during catathrenia sound which recorded in polysomnography as central sleep apnea starting with deep inspiration. Catathrenia predominantly occurred in the last REM sleep period in case 1 but in all stages in case 2. Case 3 had all catathrenia in NREM sleep. Case 2 and 3 had combined obstructive sleep apnea (Apnea-hypopnea Index=21.7/hr and 20.5/hr). Case 1 and 2 performed CPAP titration. With or without combined obstructive sleep apnea, catathrenia events were remarkably decreased. |
| Keywords:
Catathrenia | Nocturnal groaning | Parasomnia. |
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