Oculomasticatory myorhythmia and agrypnia excitata guide the diagnosis of Whipple disease

Sleep Med. 2013 Dec;14(12):1428-30. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.06.022. Epub 2013 Oct 9.

Authors

Giovanna Calandra-Buonaura¹, Federica Provini, Pietro Guaraldi, Fabio Pizza, Annagrazia Cecere, Giorgio Barletta, Elio Lugaresi, Giulia Pierangeli, Pietro Cortelli

Affiliation

¹ IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: giovanna.calandra@unibo.it.

PMID: 24210608
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.06.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Agrypnia excitata; Impaired thermoregulation; Oculomasticatory myorhythmia; Oneiric stupor; Sleep loss; Whipple disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Convergence, Ocular / physiology
Fever / etiology*
Fever / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Masticatory Muscles / physiopathology
Movement Disorders / etiology*
Movement Disorders / physiopathology
Sleep Wake Disorders / etiology*
Sleep Wake Disorders / physiopathology
Whipple Disease / complications*
Whipple Disease / diagnosis*