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Case Reports
. 1994 Apr;164(4):551-4.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.164.4.551.

Successful treatment of night terrors and somnambulism with paroxetine

A R Lillywhite  1 , S J Wilson, D J Nutt
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Case Reports

Successful treatment of night terrors and somnambulism with paroxetine

A R Lillywhite et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1994 Apr.

Abstract

A patient with a 30-year history of somnambulism and night terrors is described. The use of a home ambulatory sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) recording in clarifying the diagnosis and in monitoring the results of treatment is illustrated and successful treatment using a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor is reported.

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  • Night terrors.
    van Sweden B, van Erp MG, Mesotten F, Peuskens J. van Sweden B, et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1994 Dec;165(6):834-5. doi: 10.1017/s0007125000073839. Br J Psychiatry. 1994. PMID: 7881790 No abstract available.

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