Sexsomnia

Evidence-based neurology checklist on sexsomnia: Demographic features This usually occurs in young males The mean age is 32 years Triggers Sleep-associated sexual behaviours Associated features Associated disorders Investigations Treatment

Demographic features

  • This usually occurs in young males
  • The mean age is 32 years

Triggers

Sleep-associated sexual behaviours

Associated features

Associated disorders

Investigations

Treatment

References

  1. Muza R, Lawrence M, Drakatos P. The reality of sexsomnia. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2016; 22:576-582. 
  2. Ariño H, Iranzo A, Gaig C, Santamaria J. Sexsomnia: parasomnia associated with sexual behaviour during sleep. Neurologia 2014; 29:146-152. 
  3. Béjot Y, Juenet N, Garrouty R, et al. Sexsomnia: an uncommon variety of parasomnia. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2010; 112:72-75. 
  4. Dubessy AL, Leu-Semenescu S, Attali V, Maranci JB, Arnulf I. Sexsomnia: a specialized non-REM parasomnia? Sleep 2017; 40. 
  5. Gomis Devesa AJ, Ortega Albás JJ, Denisa Ghinea A, Carratalá Monfort S. Sexsomnia and sleep eating secondary to sodium oxybate consumption. Neurologia 2016; 31:355-356. 

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