Sleep‐related violence and low serum cholesterol: A preliminary study

To examine whether there is a relationship between serum cholesterol level and sleep‐related violence, we evaluated 15 patients with violent behavior during sleep (VBS) and 15 normal control subjects. The patient and control groups were matched for sex, age, and weight. There were 13 women and two m...

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Published in:Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences 2002-04, Vol.56 (2), p.195-198
Main Authors: Agargun, Mehmed Yucel, Şekeroğlu, M. Ramazan, Kara, Hayrettin, Özer, Ömer Akil, Tombul, Temel, Kiran, Ümit, Selvi, Yavuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Cholesterol
Cholesterol - blood
Female
Humans
Locomotion
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
parasomnia
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Receptors, Serotonin - physiology
Sleep
Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology
sleep‐related violence
Turkey
Violence
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Summary:To examine whether there is a relationship between serum cholesterol level and sleep‐related violence, we evaluated 15 patients with violent behavior during sleep (VBS) and 15 normal control subjects. The patient and control groups were matched for sex, age, and weight. There were 13 women and two men in each group. The patients with VBS had lower serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low‐density lipoprotein levels than the healthy subjects. Low cholesterol may effect serotonergic neuronal activity and some types of 5‐HT receptors, then may be related to violent behavior during sleep.
ISSN:1323-1316
1440-1819
DOI:10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.00954.x