Treatment of Pavor Nocturnus and Somnambulism in Children
RICHARD B. PESIKOFF M.D.1, and
PARMA C. DAVIS
1 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Moursund Ave., Houston, Tex. 77025
The authors studied seven children with either pavor nocturnus or somnambulism, or both, in an attempt to find a method of treating these sleep disorders. Each child received imipramine orally at bedtime for a minimum of eight weeks. In all seven patients a complete cessation of symptoms resulted. Although the drug seems to be an effective treatment for these disorders, its mechanism of action is not yet known.
