Sleep-related eating disorder: a case report of a progressed night eating syndrome
Shoar, S.; Naderan, M.; Shoar, N.; Dehpour, A.Reza.; Khorgami, Z.; Hoseini, S.Shahabuddin.
Acta Medica Iranica 50(7): 522-524
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-6025 PMID: 22930387 Document Number: 662957
Night eating syndrome is a common disorder in eating behaviors that occurs in close relation to the night time sleep cycle. Although eating disorders are common in society, night eating syndrome has been left neglected by health care professionals. In this report we present a case of eating disorder that exhibits some novel features of night eating syndrome. Our case was a progressed type of eating disorder which may increase awareness among physicians about sleep-related eating disorders.