Sexsomnia: an uncommon variety of parasomnia.

Sexsomnia is considered a particular form of parasomnia characterized by atypical sexual behaviour during sleep. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We describe here two cases of sexsomnia that took place in adult women whose personal history was remarkable for traumatic sexual psychological stress during childhood.

[Depression and temporal epilepsy. The possible role of laterality of the epileptic foci and of gender].

From a prospective study of 47 epileptic patients (26 men and 21 women) 25 with a left and 22 with a right temporal epileptic focus, the authors show that depression measured by the HARD score, is more severe in males, with a left epileptic focus. These results and the vulnerability to depression of left temporal lobe epileptic patients are analyzed.

[Value of local cerebral hypoperfusion in the diagnosis of frontal syndromes. Importance in medical expert assessment of head injuries].

The importance of the symptoms linked to a frontal disorder in the intellectual and behavioral sequelas of severe cranial trauma, is now measured carefully because these troubles are one of the most important obstacle to the social and professional come-back. The handicap linked to a disorder of the frontal lobe is not well known in all its neurological, mental and sociological dimensions because the diagnosis is not easy. To help to this diagnosis, the study of cerebral blood flow with SPECT is usefull in medical practice.

Depression and partial epilepsy: relevance of laterality of the epileptic focus.

In a prospective study of 50 epileptic patients (20 with a left hemisphere epileptic focus, 20 with a right one and 10 with a cryptogenic generalized epilepsy), the authors show that depression as appreciated by the H.A.R.

[REM-sleep behavior disorder and olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy: a case report].

The authors report the observation of REM-sleep behavior disorder in a patient also suffering from an olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy. They discuss the place of this sleep disorder among the parasomnias, its pathophysiological basis and its features similar to those of the somnambulism. Only a polysomnography study can help to make the diagnosis.