Sleep Med Psychophysiol.  2018 Dec;25(2):92-95. 10.14401/KASMED.2018.25.2.92.

Case of a 19-Year-Old Male with Nocturnal Groaning (Catathrenia)

• Kang HT
• Lee YJ
• Kim HJ
• Choi JH

• KMID: 2434611
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14401/KASMED.2018.25.2.92

Abstract

Catathrenia is a rare sleep disease characterized by monotonous groaning sounds that appear to be related with prolonged expiration, commonly experienced during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Catathrenia is also known as nocturnal groaning or sleep-related groaning and is currently categorized as a sleep-related breathing disorder. We present a rare case of a 19-year-old male with nocturnal groaning during non-REM sleep. We suggest that if catathrenia is suspected, polysomnography should be utilized to differentiate it from various sleep disorders such as snoring, central sleep apnea, sleep talking, parasomnia, and sleep-related movement disorders.

Keyword

Catathrenia; Nocturnal groaning; Sleep-related breathing disorders

MeSH Terms

Humans
Male*
Movement Disorders
Parasomnias
Polysomnography
Respiration
Sleep Apnea, Central
Sleep Wake Disorders
Sleep, REM
Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders
Snoring
Young Adult*