수면정신생리

수면정신생리 (25권2호 92-95)

Case of a 19-Year-Old Male with Nocturnal Groaning (Catathrenia)

야간 신음소리를 주소로 내원한 19세 남자 환자 1례

Kang, Hyun Tag;Lee, Yun Ji;Kim, Hyo Jun;Choi, Ji Ho;

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital;Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital;Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital;Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital;

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14401/KASMED.2018.25.2.92

Abstract

Catathrenia is a rare sleep disease characterized by monotonous groaning sounds that appear to be related with prolonged expiration, commonly experienced during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Catathrenia is also known as nocturnal groaning or sleep-related groaning and is currently categorized as a sleep-related breathing disorder. We present a rare case of a 19-year-old male with nocturnal groaning during non-REM sleep. We suggest that if catathrenia is suspected, polysomnography should be utilized to differentiate it from various sleep disorders such as snoring, central sleep apnea, sleep talking, parasomnia, and sleep-related movement disorders.

Keywords

Catathrenia;Nocturnal groaning;Sleep-related breathing disorders;