Sexsomnia in an Adolescent

We present a case of an adolescent boy with a history of resected and treated pineoblastoma who later developed sexsomnia marked by multiple episodes of masturbatory events per night. He had additional suspicions of obstructive sleep apnea. Polysomnography confirmed severe obstructive sleep apnea and captured multiple episodes of sexsomnia from both REM and NREM sleep. The patient also had daytime symptoms of severe anxiety and hypersomnia that required pharmacological intervention, cognitive behavioral techniques, and hypnosis. The patient showed improvement with hypnosis along with a multimodal approach to the treatment of sexsomnia.Citation:Contreras JB, Richardson J, Kotagal S. Sexsomnia in an adolescent.J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(3):505–507.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research