title: Zaleplon-induced Anemsic Somnambulism with Eating Behaviors Under Once Dose.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Zaleplon is a newly-developed rapid-acting non-benzodiazepine hypnotic. Few reports discuss zaleplon-induced somnambulism. This report describes a patient without history of somnambulism, who developed amnesic somnambulism after taking low-dose of zaleplon.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 43-year-old schizophrenic male without history of physical illness, seizure, or somnambulism developed amnesic somnambulism after taking once low-dose of zaleplon from the outpatient-department. Somnambulism did not reoccur after discontinuing zaleplon. However, similar behaviors recurred after accidentally prescribing zaleplon on the first-day of hospitalization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This patient is the first case without history of somnambulism, who developed zaleploninduced somnambulism after taking low-dose of zaleplon. This study underscores the importance of monitoring for zaleplon-induced somnambulism, even when administering low-dosage to those without risk factors or history of somnambulism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, ED Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ping-Tao
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tsyr-Huey Mental Hospital, Kaohsiung Jen-Ai's Home, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-Kuan
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013009:Somnambulism / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011743:Pyrimidines; C085665:zaleplon