title: Hypnic jerks possibly induced by escitalopram.
abstract: Hypnic jerks or sleep starts are benign myoclonic jerks that usually occur on falling asleep. Various factors like excessive caffeine intake, physical, and emotional stress can increase their frequency. Here we report a case of a female who suffered from hypnic jerks with use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drug escitalopram and responding to treatment with clonazepam.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Harshal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sathe
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sagar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karia
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desousa
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Nilesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
keywords: Escitalopram; hypnic jerks; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor