• 수면정신생리
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 1997

The authors studied 5 cases of idiopathic CNS hypersomnia who visited Division of Sleep Studies, Seoul National University Hospital in 1995. Detailed medical history was taken and nocturnal polysomnography(NPSG), multiple sleep latency test(MSLT) and human leukocyte antigen(HLA) typing were performed. Neither cataplexy nor hypnagogic hallucination was reported in all cases and in NPSGs, there were tendencies of increased sleep period time and decreased slow wave sleep time. In MSLT, all the subjects showed average sleep latencies less than 8 minutes without sleep-onset rapid eye movement period(SOREMP). In HLA typing, some correlation between idiopathic CNS hypersomnia and HLA DR4 was observed. In contrast to previous reports, overall treatment response with methylphenidate was remarkable. Therefore, the authors suggest that patients suspected of idiopathic CNS hypersomnia be actively evaluated and treated with rather optimistic perspective.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2004

The most common causes of severe sleepiness beginning or progressively worsening in adults are SLEEP APNEA and RELATED BREATHING DISORDERS DURING SLEEP. Idiopathic hypersomnia is excessive sleeping without obvious cause. Idiopathic hypersomnia diagnosis can be explained as follows: One could be chronically sleepy due to either something wrong with sleep that makes it non-refreshing, or a problem with the brain mechanisms which normally should keep one alert whether caused by primary problems within the brain or its chemistry, or by other factors (such as sedating medications or thyroid problems). A 71-year-old male who had suffered from excessive sleeping was admitted to our department for oriental treatment on 7th of July, 2003. He was diagnosed as an idiopathic hypersomnia for excessive sleeping without obvious cause. Initial treatment modalities with administration of "SoonHwanGi1HoBang(循環器1號方)" were not effective. However, after administration of "YukMiGiHwangTang(六味地黃湯)" desirable effects were seen.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2009

Excessive daytime sleepiness in childhood might be abnormal phenomenon and often related to the sleep disorders or insufficient sleep duration. The most common cause of excessive daytime sleepiness would be insufficient sleep. However, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, medication, medical illness and other sleep disorders that could cause insomnia and poor quality of sleep also result in excessive daytime sleepiness. The misdiagnosed and untreated excessive daytime sleepiness in childhood can lead to serious developmental and educational problem.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.65-76
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• 1996

Natural sleep pattern and its physiology in childhood are much different from those in adulthood. Several aspects of clinical evaluation for sleepiness in childhood are more difficult than in adulthood. These difficulties are due to several factors. First, excessive sleepiness in childhood do not always develop functional impairments. Second, objective test such as MSLT may not be reliable since it is hard to be certain that the child understand instructions. Third, sleepiness in children is often obscured by irritability. paradoxical hyperactivity, or behavioral disturbances. Anseguently, careful clinical evaluation is needed for the sleepy children. Usual causes of sleepiness in children are the disorders that induce insufficient sleep such as sleep apnea syndrome, schedule disorder, underlying medical and psychiatric disorder, and so forth. After excluding such factors, we can diagnose the hypersomnic disorders such as narcolepsy, Kleine-Levin syndrome, and idiopathic central nervous system hypersomnia. Among the variety of those causes of sleepiness, I reviewed the clinical difference of narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in childhood compared with in adulthood. Recognition of the childhood narcolepsy is difficult because even severely sleepy children often do not develop pathognomic cataplexy and associated REM phenomena until much later. Since childhood narcolepsy give srise to many psychological, academical problem. Practicers should be concerned about these aspects. Childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is different from adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome too. Several aspects such as pathophysiology. clinical feature, diagnostic criteria, complication, management, and prognosis differ from those in the adult syndrome. An important feature of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is the variety of severe complications such as behavioral disorders, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular symptoms, developmental delay, and ever death. Fortunately, surgical interventions like adenotosillectomy or UPPP are more effective for Childhood OSA than adult form. CPAP is a "safe, effective, and well-tolerated" treatment modality too. So if early detection and proper management of childhood OSA were done, the severe complication would be prevented or ever cured.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2011

기면병은 과도한 주간 졸림, 탈력발작, 수면 분절화, 입면환각의 특징을 가진 수면 질환이다. 기면병의 증상은 내과적, 신경과적 질환으로부터 생길 수도 있다. 17세의 고등학생 남자 환자가 3개월 전부터 발생한 참을 수 없는 과도한 주간 졸림으로 본원 수면클리닉을 통해 입원하였다. 내원 이후 측정된 체질량지수는 30.4 kg/$m^2$였고 맥박은 분당 70~90회, 혈압은 150/100~120/70 mmHg로 관찰되었다. 갑상선기능 검사에서 T3 391.2 ng/dL(60~181), free T4 4.38 ng/dL(0.89~1.76), TSH(thyroid stimulating hormone) <0.01 ${\mu}IU$/mL(0.35~5.5)로 갑상선 중독증이 시사되었다. 수면다원검사가 실시되었고, 수면 자세의 변환은 시간당 81 회로 매우 많은 편이었다. 입면 잠복기는 33.5분, 수면 효율은 47.9%, 입면에서 렘수면 입면시간은 153.6분으로 지연되었고 렘수면은 27.1%로 증가하였다. 주기성 사지 운동지수는 13.4/h로 나타났다. 수면잠복기반복검사에서 평균 입면잠복시간은 24초, SOREMP(sleep onset REM period)은 3회에서 관찰되었다. actogram상 수면-각성의 경계가 불분명하였고, HLA typing에서 DQB1 $^*0602$는 음성이었다. 환자의 갑상선중독증은 대해 3개월간 methimazole 30 mg, propranolol 40 mg이 투약되며 갑상선 기능이 호전되었다. 탈력발작은 venlafaxine 75 mg으로 조절되었고, 야간 수면 유지와 주기적 사지운동증을 치료 하기 위해 clonaze-pam 0.5 mg이 사용되었고 주관적인 야간 수면의 질은 향상되었다. 과도한 주간 졸림에 대해서는 3개월간 modafinil 200~400 mg이 투여되었고 부분적이긴 하지만 다소의 호전을 보이고 있다. 본 증례는 기면병으로 최종 진단된 환자에 있어 병력과 검사상 발견된 갑상선 중독증, 그리고 수면 효율 감소 등이 과도한 주간 졸림을 평가하는데 혼란 변수로 작용한 경우라 하겠다. 다만, 주간 과다 졸림이 modafinil에 부분적인 효과를 보이는 것, HLA DQB1 $^*0602$ 음성의 결과를 보인 환자에게 나타났던 탈력발작에 대해서도 더 설명이 필요할 것으로 보인다. 향후 CSF hypocretin level을 추가로 측정하고 수면 문제의 추이를 관찰하면서 추가적인 PSG와 MSLT가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.