Recent advance in exploding head syndrome / 中华神经医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Exploding head syndrome (EHS) is a sleep disorder that is easily missed diagnosed and misdiagnosed in Neurology. Its long-term existence can seriously affect the quality of life of patients; therefore, early and accurate identification of EHS and early intervention are very important. This article summarizes the recent advance in EHS in recent years from the aspects of etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis as follows, in order to deepen the understanding of clinical colleagues.