A Case Report of Somnambulism AssociatedWith Olanzapine

authors:

avatar Farhad Faridhosseini 1 , avatar Azar Zamani 2 , *

Psychiatry and behavioral Sciences Research Center, Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Psychiatry and behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein General Hospital, Shahid Beheshty Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Vol.6, issue 1; 72-4
published online: June 30, 2012
article type: Case Report
received: April 29, 2011
revised: December 02, 2011
accepted: January 23, 2012

how to cite: Faridhosseini F, Zamani A. A Case Report of Somnambulism AssociatedWith Olanzapine. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2012;6(1): 72-4. 

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
Declaration of interest: None
Citation: A case report of somnambulism associated with olanzapine. Faridhosseini F, Zamani A. Iran J Psych Behave Sci 2012; 6(1):72-4

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