title: Daily episodes of confusion · altered behavior · chronic sleep deprivation · Dx?
abstract: His neurologic exam was normal. Family history was positive for a cousin with narcolepsy but negative for seizures and obstructive sleep apnea. Polysomnography revealed moderate OSA with minimal oxygen desaturation. Inpatient video EEG monitoring captured several of the events that the patient and his wife had described; the patient seemed "uninhibited" in his behavior. His EEG, cardiac telemetry, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and serum glucose level remained normal.
authors: Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC USA. Email: motamedi@georgetown.edu.
authors: Gholam K
authors: GK
authors: Motamedi
authors: Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC USA.
authors: Margot G
authors: MG
authors: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011725:Pyridines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D000077334:Zolpidem
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011725:Pyridines; D000077334:Zolpidem