Venlafaxine-Induced Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder in Narcolepsy

Yoon, Byung-Nam; Yun, Chang-Ho; Ha, Choong-Gun

doi:2006.3.2.97

J Korean Sleep Res Soc > Volume 3(2); 2006 > Article

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J Korean Sleep Res Soc. 2006;3(2):97-101. doi: https://doi.org/10.13078/jksrs.06017

기면증 환자에서 벤라팍신에 의해 유발된 렘수면행동장애

윤병남, 윤창호, 하충건

Venlafaxine-Induced Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder in Narcolepsy

Byung-Nam Yoon, Chang-Ho Yun, Choong-Gun Ha

Department of Neurology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea

Corresponding Author: Chang-Ho Yun ,Tel: +82-32-890-3418, Fax: +82-32-890-3864, Email: ych333@chol.com

Received: December 1, 2006 Accepted: December 17, 2006 Published online: December 31, 2006

ABSTRACT

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by abnormal dream-enactment behavior emerging from REM sleep that causes injury or sleep disruption. RBD has been recognized as a premonitory symptom that predates the overt manifestation of various neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson disease. In addition, medications such as serotonergic or tricyclic antidepressants can cause RBD acutely in RBD-prone conditions. We report a narcolepsy patient with de novo RBD precipitated by venlafaxine.

Keywords: REM sleep behavior disorder | Narcolepsy | Venlafaxine