Controlled Sleep Restriction for Rhythmic Movement Disorder - 21/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.06.045
Tamar Etzioni, BSc, Neri Katz, MD, Eli Hering, MD, Sarit Ravid, MD, Giora Pillar, MD, PhD ⁎ 
From the Sleep Lab, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Medical Center and Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, and Pediatric Neurology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, the Pediatric and Premature Departments, Wolfson Hospital, Holon, and the Pediatric Department, General Health Care, Child Care Center, Tirat Hacarmel, Israel
Reprint requests: Giora Pillar, MD, PhD, Sleep Lab, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 31096, Israel.Abstract |
Rhythmic movement disorder is a parasomnia that is difficult to treat. In our study, 3 weeks of controlled sleep restriction with hypnotic administration in the first week resulted in almost complete resolution of the movements in 6 children. This therapeutic success suggests that rhythmic movement disorder results from a voluntary self-soothing behavior.
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