Uyurgezerlik uyku sırasında yataktan kalkma ve gezinme dönemleri ile karakterize bir uyku bozukluğu olup genel toplum yaygınlığı %1-5 arasında bildirilmektedir. Uyurgezerliğin tam olarak patofizyolojik mekanizması bilinmemektedir. Ancak ateş gibi fizyolojik sorunlar, emosyonel stres (çocukta ayrılık anksiyetesi gibi), altta yatan medikal sebepler (obstrüktif uyku apnesi, hipertiroidi, migren, inme, ensefalitler), santral sinir sistemini etkileyen ilaç-maddeler (alkol, sedatif-hipnotikler, antikolinerjikler, lityum gibi), dolu mesane, perimensturasyon gibi fizyolojik iç uyaranlar ve ışık-ses gibi dış uyaranların uyurgezerlik için eşiği düşürdüğü ve tetikleyici olabileceği söylenmektedir. Bu olgumuzda 1 yıldır uyurgezerlik öyküsü olan ve son 15 gündür atakların sıklığında ve şiddetinde ciddi artma olan 9 yaşında kız hasta üzerinden hastalığın patofizyolojisi, tetikleyicileri, tanısı ve tedavisinde izlenen yollara yönelik bilgiler sunulacaktır.
Sleepwalking is a sleep disorder characterized by periods of waking up and travelling around during sleep, and its prevalence in general population is reported to be 1-5%. The pathophysiological mechanism of sleepwalking is not fully understood. However it is said that physiological problems such as fever, emotional stress (like child’s separation anxiety), underlying medical reasons (like obstructive sleep apnea, hyperthyroidism, migraine, stroke, encephalitis), drugs and substances that affect the central nervous system (like alcohol, sedatives-hypnotics, anticholinergics, lithium), physiological internal stimuli such as full bladder, perimenstruation and external stimuli such as light-noise may decrease the threshold for sleepwalking and trigger it. Information will be provided about the pathophysiology, triggers, diagnosis and treatment of the disease through our case of a 9-year-old girl with a sleepwalking history of one year and a severe increase in the frequency and severity of episodes in the last 15 days
Other ID | JA76NF26KR |
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Journal Section | Case Report |
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Publication Date | August 1, 2018 |
Submission Date | August 1, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 12 Issue: 2 |
The publication language of Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease is English.
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