A Case of Recurrent Hypersomnia With Autonomic Dysfunction

Mandana Mahmoudi; Daniel Friedman; Martina Vendrame; Sanjeev V Kothare

doi:10.5664/jcsm.6668

A Case of Recurrent Hypersomnia With Autonomic Dysfunction

J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Jul 15;13(7):923-924. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.6668.

Authors

Mandana Mahmoudi¹, Daniel Friedman², Martina Vendrame³, Sanjeev V Kothare²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
² Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
³ Crozer Keystone Health System, Upland, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

We report the case of a 50-year-old man with disabling recurrent hypersomnia with autonomic instability due to catatonia in the setting of atypical bipolar disorder. Treatment with valproic acid for bipolar disorder resulted in complete resolution of symptoms.

Keywords: autonomic dysfunction; catatonia; recurrent hypersomnia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antimanic Agents / therapeutic use*
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / complications*
Bipolar Disorder / complications*
Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
Catatonia / complications
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Valproic Acid / therapeutic use*

Substances

Antimanic Agents
Valproic Acid