Abstract
Up to 3% of adults walk in their sleep and some perform complex behaviours. Treatment recommendations for sleepwalking are inconsistent. This case report describes a 64-year-old man who climbed out of a 2nd floor toilet window during somnambulism. He fell 6-8 meters and fractured the tibia, fibula, cervical columna, lumbal columna, calcaneus, costae and suffered a pneumothorax. Evidence to support sleepwalking treatment is lacking and besides benzodiazepines, prevention is the preferred treatment choice according to the literature.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | Complex injuries associated with somnambulism |
|---|---|
| Originalsprog | Dansk |
| Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Vol/bind | 172 |
| Udgave nummer | 50 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 3489-90 |
| Antal sider | 2 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Status | Udgivet - 13 dec. 2010 |
Emneord
- Accidental Falls
- Calcaneus
- Epilepsy
- Fibula
- Fractures, Bone
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pneumothorax
- Somnambulism
- Spinal Fractures
- Tibial Fractures
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