Refractory Insomnia in an Adolescent with Total Blindness

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Author
Tubbs, Andrew S
Grandner, Michael A
Combs, Daniel
Affiliation
Univ Arizona, Dept Psychiat, Sleep & Hlth Res Program
Univ Arizona, Dept Pediat
Univ Arizona, Dept Med
Issue Date
2019-06-27
Keywords
adolescent
insomnia
non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder
tasimelteon

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YALE J BIOLOGY MEDICINE, INC
Citation
Tubbs, A. S., Grandner, M. A., & Combs, D. (2019). Focus: Clocks and Cycles: Refractory Insomnia in an Adolescent with Total Blindness. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 92(2), 201.
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YALE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
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Abstract
We present a totally blind adolescent with refractory insomnia due to a combination of Non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder and restless leg syndrome that was successfully treated with tasimelteon, iron replacement, and gabapentin. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of treatment of N24 with tasimelteon in an adolescent. In addition, this case highlights the importance of recognizing and treating multifactorial causes of insomnia.
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0044-0086
PubMed ID
31249480
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