Data_Sheet_1_Exploding Head Syndrome Accompanied by Repeating Panic Attacks: A Case Report.PDF

To the best of our knowledge, we report here for the first time a case of exploding head syndrome (EHS) that caused repeating panic attacks. A 62-year-old woman experienced a sudden sensation of a loud noise just before going to sleep. The frequency of these episodes rapidly increased to multiple times per night, and she soon began to fear sleep, which led to the occurrence of nighttime panic attacks. She was diagnosed with EHS at our sleep clinic, and clonazepam was prescribed accompanied by reassurance about the benign nature of this syndrome. The intensity of the loud noise gradually reduced, and her fear of sleep and panic attacks disappeared at around the same time. In this report, we argue the importance of gaining further knowledge about EHS, including that about complicating psychiatric symptoms and that about its treatment.

据我们所知，本文首次报道了一例引发反复惊恐发作的爆炸头综合征（Exploding Head Syndrome, EHS）病例。一名62岁女性于临睡前突然感受到剧烈声响，此类发作的频率迅速攀升至每晚数次，患者随即产生睡眠恐惧，进而出现夜间惊恐发作。患者于我院睡眠门诊确诊为爆炸头综合征，医师为其开具氯硝西泮，并告知该综合征为良性病变以消除其顾虑。患者感受到的声响强度逐渐减弱，其睡眠恐惧及惊恐发作症状也于同期基本消失。本文中，我们论述了深入研究爆炸头综合征的重要性，包括其伴发的复杂性精神症状及治疗相关的研究内容。