Sleep-Related Eating Disorder (SRED) in a Patient Admitted with Weight Gain Due to Eating Periods During Sleep

Abstract

Sleep related eating disorder (SRED) is classified as a parasomnia seen mostly during non-REM sleep stage. Clinical complications of SRED are obesity and metabolic disease. Although SRED is seen in approximately 5% of the general population, it is thought that SRED is most often underdiagnosed. Herein, we present a case of SRED.

Keywords

• Sleep-related eating disorder
• parasomnia
• weight gain