Sleep-Isolated Trichotillomania As An Ictal Symptom Of Complex Partial Seizure In A 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

Beyza Bozok; Öykü Özdemir; Ayla Uzun Cicek; Halil Ural Aksoy; İlknur Ucuz; Elif Abanoz

doi:10.7197/cmj.1194080

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Sleep-Isolated Trichotillomania As An Ictal Symptom Of Complex Partial Seizure In A 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

Abstract

Sleep-isolated trichotillomania (TTM) is the unconscious and automatic pulling of one's hair only while sleeping. In previous case reports, sleep-isolated TTM has been categorized as a sleep-related disorder or a sleep-related dissociative disorder in case reports, and a treatment strategy in this direction has been implemented. However, to our knowledge, no reports have been published describing hair pulling during sleep as a symptom of epilepsy and its pharmacological treatment. In this case report, we present the hair-pulling behavior during sleep as an ictal manifestation of complex partial seizure in a 12-year-old girl and its successful treatment with levetiracetam. We suggest that epilepsy should be suspected in addition to parasomnias and sleep-related dissociative disorder in the differential diagnosis, especially in cases presenting with isolated TTM behavior during sleep.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Beyza Bozok
0000-0003-4205-5360
Türkiye

Öykü Özdemir
0000-0001-5253-1039
Türkiye

Ayla Uzun Cicek ^*
0000-0003-2274-3457
Türkiye

Halil Ural Aksoy
0000-0003-3131-1808
Türkiye

İlknur Ucuz
0000-0003-1986-4688
Türkiye

Elif Abanoz
0000-0002-9214-4735
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

October 26, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 25, 2022

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Year 1970 Volume: 44 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.1194080

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https://izlik.org/JA29WY38LJ

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1.Bozok B, Özdemir Ö, Uzun Cicek A, Aksoy HU, Ucuz İ, Abanoz E. Sleep-Isolated Trichotillomania As An Ictal Symptom Of Complex Partial Seizure In A 12-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. CMJ. 2022;44(4):484-488. doi:10.7197/cmj.1194080