Nocturnal bruxism in a patient with Behçet disease and posttraumatic stress disorder successfully treated with gabapentin.
Bruxism is an involuntary movement, including teeth grinding and clenching, which occur primarily during sleep. Although Behçet disease and posttraumatic stress disorder both have a high prevalence of sleep problems, bruxism is extremely rare in these 2 disorders. Here, we report a rare case of concurrent Behçet disease and posttraumatic stress disorder, which presented with antidepressant-refractory sleep disturbance accompanied by teeth grinding, clenching, and snoring that was successfully treated with gabapentin.
Departments of *Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and †Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center; and ‡Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hui-Ming
HM
Feng
Shin-Chang
SC
Kuo
Chun-Yen
CY
Chen
Yi-Wei
YW
Yeh
D000328:Adult; D000588:Amines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D020186:Sleep Bruxism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000588:Amines; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin