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Sleep-related eating disorder

MedGen UID:
853511
•Concept ID:
C1963717
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Consuming food while asleep; Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED); Sleep eating; Sleep Related Eating Disorder; SRED
 
HPO: HP:5200288

Definition

Eating while asleep can be problematic, as it may involve potentially harmful behaviors like overeating or consuming raw meat. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSleep-related eating disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical safety of daridorexant in insomnia treatment: Analysis of FDA adverse event reports.
Wang Q, Zhou Q, Du Z, Lu R, Jiang Y, Zhu H
J Affect Disord 2024 Oct 1;362:552-559. Epub 2024 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.034. PMID: 39019232
Development of criteria for a diagnosis: lessons from the night eating syndrome.
Stunkard AJ, Allison KC, Geliebter A, Lundgren JD, Gluck ME, O'Reardon JP
Compr Psychiatry 2009 Sep-Oct;50(5):391-9. Epub 2008 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.09.013. PMID: 19683608Free PMC Article
Night eating syndrome : diagnosis, epidemiology and management.
O'Reardon JP, Peshek A, Allison KC
CNS Drugs 2005;19(12):997-1008. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200519120-00003. PMID: 16332142

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-REM Sleep Parasomnias.
Spector AR
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2023 Aug 1;29(4):1117-1129. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000001261. PMID: 37590825
Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new.
Idir Y, Oudiette D, Arnulf I
J Sleep Res 2022 Aug;31(4):e13596. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jsr.13596. PMID: 35388549
Drugs Used in Parasomnia.
Proserpio P, Terzaghi M, Manni R, Nobili L
Sleep Med Clin 2020 Jun;15(2):289-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.014. PMID: 32386702
Clinical neurophysiology of NREM parasomnias.
Rodriguez CL, Foldvary-Schaefer N
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;161:397-410. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64142-7.00063-1. PMID: 31307616
Drugs Used in Parasomnia.
Proserpio P, Terzaghi M, Manni R, Nobili L
Sleep Med Clin 2018 Jun;13(2):191-202. Epub 2018 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.02.003. PMID: 29759270

Diagnosis

Sleep-Related Eating Disorder.
Lipford MC, Auger RR
Sleep Med Clin 2024 Mar;19(1):55-61. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2023.10.013. PMID: 38368069
Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new.
Idir Y, Oudiette D, Arnulf I
J Sleep Res 2022 Aug;31(4):e13596. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jsr.13596. PMID: 35388549
NonREM Disorders of Arousal and Related Parasomnias: an Updated Review.
Irfan M, Schenck CH, Howell MJ
Neurotherapeutics 2021 Jan;18(1):124-139. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s13311-021-01011-y. PMID: 33527254Free PMC Article
Metabolic consequences of sleep and circadian disorders.
Depner CM, Stothard ER, Wright KP Jr
Curr Diab Rep 2014 Jul;14(7):507. doi: 10.1007/s11892-014-0507-z. PMID: 24816752Free PMC Article
Sleep-related eating disorder.
Winkelman JW, Johnson EA, Richards LM
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;98:577-85. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52006-7.00037-X. PMID: 21056212

Therapy

Drugs Used in Parasomnia.
Proserpio P, Terzaghi M, Manni R, Nobili L
Sleep Med Clin 2020 Jun;15(2):289-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.014. PMID: 32386702
Topiramate reduces nocturnal eating in sleep-related eating disorder.
Winkelman JW, Wipper B, Purks J, Mei L, Schoerning L
Sleep 2020 Sep 14;43(9) doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa060. PMID: 32227216
Non-REM Parasomnia: The Promise of Precision Medicine.
Erickson J, Vaughn BV
Sleep Med Clin 2019 Sep;14(3):363-370. Epub 2019 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2019.05.002. PMID: 31375204
Sleep-related eating disorder with mirtazapine.
Shinith D, Mathilakath A, Kim DI, Patel B
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Oct 21;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224676. PMID: 30344142Free PMC Article
Sleep-related eating disorder and its associated conditions.
Inoue Y
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2015 Jun;69(6):309-20. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12263. PMID: 25495278

Prognosis

Parasomnias in patients with addictions-a systematic review.
Jiménez-Correa U, Santana-Miranda R, Barrera-Medina A, Martínez-Núñez JM, Marín-Agudelo HA, Poblano A, Schenck CH, Hernández-Berber I
CNS Spectr 2022 Feb;27(1):58-65. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1017/S1092852920001911. PMID: 33092679
Topiramate reduces nocturnal eating in sleep-related eating disorder.
Winkelman JW, Wipper B, Purks J, Mei L, Schoerning L
Sleep 2020 Sep 14;43(9) doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa060. PMID: 32227216
Sodium oxybate intolerance associated with familial serum acylcarnitine elevation.
Berner J
J Clin Sleep Med 2013 Jan 15;9(1):71-2. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2346. PMID: 23319908Free PMC Article
Parasomnia among psychiatric outpatients: a clinical, epidemiologic, cross-sectional study.
Lam SP, Fong SY, Ho CK, Yu MW, Wing YK
J Clin Psychiatry 2008 Sep;69(9):1374-82. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0904. PMID: 19193338
Report of two cases where sleep related eating behavior occurred with the extended-release formulation but not the immediate-release formulation of a sedative-hypnotic agent.
Chiang A, Krystal A
J Clin Sleep Med 2008 Apr 15;4(2):155-6. PMID: 18468314Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new.
Idir Y, Oudiette D, Arnulf I
J Sleep Res 2022 Aug;31(4):e13596. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jsr.13596. PMID: 35388549
Topiramate reduces nocturnal eating in sleep-related eating disorder.
Winkelman JW, Wipper B, Purks J, Mei L, Schoerning L
Sleep 2020 Sep 14;43(9) doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa060. PMID: 32227216
The sleeping brain in Parkinson's disease: A focus on REM sleep behaviour disorder and related parasomnias for practicing neurologists.
Bhidayasiri R, Sringean J, Rattanachaisit W, Truong DD
J Neurol Sci 2017 Mar 15;374:32-37. Epub 2017 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.018. PMID: 28126342
Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Sleep-Related Eating Disorder in Psychiatric Outpatients Taking Hypnotics.
Takaesu Y, Ishikawa J, Komada Y, Murakoshi A, Futenma K, Nishida S, Inoue Y
J Clin Psychiatry 2016 Jul;77(7):e892-8. doi: 10.4088/JCP.15m10055. PMID: 27464322
Sleep-related eating disorder versus sleepwalking: a controlled study.
Brion A, Flamand M, Oudiette D, Voillery D, Golmard JL, Arnulf I
Sleep Med 2012 Sep;13(8):1094-101. Epub 2012 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.06.012. PMID: 22841035

Recent systematic reviews

Behavioral and psychological treatments for NREM parasomnias: A systematic review.
Mundt JM, Schuiling MD, Warlick C, Dietch JR, Wescott AB, Hagenaars M, Furst A, Khorramdel K, Baron KG
Sleep Med 2023 Nov;111:36-53. Epub 2023 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.09.004. PMID: 37716336Free PMC Article
Non-REM parasomnias: a scoping review of dreams and dreamlike mentation.
Longe O, Omodan A, Leschziner G, Rosenzweig I
Croat Med J 2022 Dec 31;63(6):525-535. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2022.63.525. PMID: 36597564Free PMC Article
Parasomnias in patients with addictions-a systematic review.
Jiménez-Correa U, Santana-Miranda R, Barrera-Medina A, Martínez-Núñez JM, Marín-Agudelo HA, Poblano A, Schenck CH, Hernández-Berber I
CNS Spectr 2022 Feb;27(1):58-65. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1017/S1092852920001911. PMID: 33092679

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