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Sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) and night eating syndrome (NES) are conditions involving abnormal food consumption during the typical sleep period. SRED is a NREM parasomnia characterized by partial, dissociated arousals from NREM with impaired consciousness and recall of the eating episodes. By contrast, NES occurs in full consciousness. These entities may co-exist within a same patient but require different treatment strategies. Here, we present a patient with a previous history of NES who developed SRED upon introduction of the sedating antipsychotic, quetiapine. The clinical presentation, diagnostic approach and management strategies of these disorders are outlined.
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Nigam, M., Gibbs, S.A. (2023). Case 28. Sleeping Up an Appetite. In: Rodriguez, A.J. (eds) Sleepless and Sleepy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18374-4_28
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