Journal des troubles du sommeil : traitement et soins

Idiopathic Recurrent Stupor, Still an Unsolved Issue

Chiara Fois, Bastianino Murgia, Rossella Avallone, Raffaela Maria Murrighile and GianPietro Sechi

We report a case of unexplained recurrent stupor for which, given the current knowledge and the lack of easily available diagnostic tools, we were unable to reach a definite diagnosis. In the patient the syndrome was associated with an ominous prognosis. Worldwide accepted and easily available proceeding method is needed to manage patients with recurrent stupor for which a toxic origin may be supposed.