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REM sleep behavior disorder
Also known as: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder
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measurementC. Schenck and M. Mahowald reported that clonazepam demonstrated sustained efficacy in 89.5% of 57 treated patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in a 1990 study published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
claimPeriodic limb movements are observed in individuals with narcolepsy, REM sleep behavior disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and hypersomnia.
measurementThe overall prevalence of REM sleep behavior disorder in the general population is estimated to be less than 0.5 percent, with slightly higher rates in older persons and a higher frequency in men than in women.
claimIn REM sleep behavior disorder, the normal temporary muscle paralysis that occurs during REM sleep is absent, allowing individuals to physically act out their dreams.
referenceGagnon JF et al. published research in Neurology in 2002 identifying REM sleep behavior disorder and REM sleep without atonia in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
referenceA series of 96 patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) was analyzed in a 1993 update.
referenceComella et al. (1998) investigated the relationship between sleep-related violence, injury, and REM sleep behavior disorder in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
claimREM sleep behavior disorder can be used to differentiate between pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy with autonomic failure, according to a 1998 study by Plazzi et al. in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
claimREM sleep behavioral disorder is frequently observed in patients with Parkinson’s disease and other parkinsonian syndromes, such as multiple systems atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy.
referenceBamford CR reported on the use of carbamazepine in REM sleep behavior disorder in a 1993 publication in Sleep.
referenceFantini ML, Gagnon JF, Filipini D, and Montplaisir J studied the effects of pramipexole in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder.
claimREM sleep behavior disorder is frequently associated with neurological disorders and may serve as an early sign of neurodegeneration.
referenceA 1998 study published in Neurology found links between sleep-related violence, injury, and REM sleep behavior disorder in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
measurementAt least 15 percent of individuals with Parkinson’s disease suffer from REM sleep behavior disorder.
referenceOlson, Boeve, and Silber (2000) reported on the demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings of 93 cases of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder.
claimThe ability to ameliorate REM sleep behavioral disorder symptoms with dopaminergic agonist drugs suggests that the disorder may be an early sign of damage to the dopaminergic system (Trampus et al., 1991).
measurementClonazepam demonstrated sustained efficacy in 89.5% of 57 treated patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).
referenceC.H. Schenck, T.D. Hurwitz, and M.W. Mahowald provided an update on a series of 96 patients with REM sleep behavior disorder and a review of world literature in a 1993 article in the Journal of Sleep Research.
measurement44 percent of individuals with multiple system atrophy suffer from REM sleep behavior disorder.
claimSleep disturbances associated with Parkinson’s disease include difficulty falling asleep, nocturnal akinesia, altered sleep architecture, abnormal motor activity, periodic limb movements, REM sleep behavior disorder, and disturbed breathing.
claimREM sleep behavior disorder is characterized by a complex set of behaviors occurring during REM sleep, including mild to harmful body movements associated with dreams and nightmares.
claimEffective pharmacological treatments for REM sleep behavior disorder include long-acting benzodiazepines, clonazepam, and dopamine agonists.
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claimREM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) can be considered a prodromal syndrome, or a sign that may precede Parkinson’s disease, and individuals with RBD are more likely to develop cognitive problems or dementia.
claimMany people with Parkinson’s disease experience REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), where they physically act out their dreams, for years before receiving a Parkinson's diagnosis.
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referenceChagas MH et al. published 'Cannabidiol can improve complex sleep-related behaviors associated with REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson's disease patients: a case series' in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics in 2014.