REM sleep behavior disorder: From dreams to neurodegeneration

REM sleep behavior disorder: From dreams to neurodegeneration

REM sleep behavior disorder is a unique parasomnia characterized by dream enactment behavior during REM sleep. Unless triggered by pharmacologic agents such as antidepressants, it is generally related to damage of pontomedullary brainstem structures. Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a...

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Main Authors: Ronald B. Postuma, Jean-Francois Gagnon, Jacques Y. Montplaisir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
REM sleep behavior disorder
Parkinson's disease
Lewy body dementia
Neuroprotection
Prediction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996111003354

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