A Case of Recurrent Insomnia: Extending the Spectrum of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Priyanka Sabharwal; Mandana Mahmoudi; Nisida Berberi; Blanca A Vasquez; Daniel Friedman; Sanjeev V Kothare

doi:10.5664/jcsm.5814

A Case of Recurrent Insomnia: Extending the Spectrum of Autoimmune Encephalitis

J Clin Sleep Med. 2016 May 15;12(5):763-5. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.5814.

Authors

Priyanka Sabharwal¹, Mandana Mahmoudi², Nisida Berberi¹, Blanca A Vasquez¹, Daniel Friedman¹, Sanjeev V Kothare¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
² Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.

Abstract

Recurrent insomnia is an uncommon manifestation that is encountered rarely in a sleep clinic. We report a woman with recurrent insomnia due to an autoimmune process that resolved after a course of immunotherapy.

Keywords: autoimmune; encephalitis; insomnia; recurrent.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Encephalitis / complications*
Encephalitis / therapy*
Female
Hashimoto Disease / complications*
Hashimoto Disease / therapy*
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Immunotherapy / methods*
Recurrence
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / etiology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Immunoglobulins, Intravenous

Supplementary concepts

Hashimoto's encephalitis