title: A case report of somnambulism associated with olanzapine.
abstract: Somnambulism consists of a group of behaviors leading to unwanted movements during sleep or even sleepwalking. Medications applied for psychiatric disorders could increase the likelihood of somnambulism in adults. The following article is a case report of somnambulism seen in a patient with schizophrenia, which occurred after remission of an acute episode following treatment with olanzapine. When olanzapine dosage was decreased, no previous and similar symptoms were reported after 6 months of follow up.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry and behavioral Sciences Research Center, Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faridhosseini
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry and behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein General Hospital, Shahid Beheshty Medical University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Azar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zamani
keywords: Olanzapine; Sleepwalking; Somnambulism