REM sleep behaviour disorder: more than just a parasomnia

Alessandra Coeytaux; Keith Wong; Ron Grunstein; Simon J. G. Lewis

REM sleep behaviour disorder: more than just a parasomnia

Alessandra Coeytaux^*, Keith Wong, Ron Grunstein, Simon J. G. Lewis

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Background: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterised by loss of the usual muscle atonia that occurs during REM sleep, allowing patients to act out their dreams. Objective: This article aims to draw attention to RBD, allowing early recognition and treatment. Summary: As RBD patients are at high risk of hurting themselves and their bed partners while acting out their dreams, improving safety within the bedroom environment and treatment with exogenous melatonin or clonazepam are recommended. Longitudinal studies have shown that the onset of idiopathic RBD may be an early warning sign of specific neurodegenerative diseases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	785-788
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian Family Physician
Volume	42
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Parasomnia
REM sleep parasomnia
Sleep disorders

Cite this

@article{993356b4da8c4d4db06729dd6c732c21,

title = "REM sleep behaviour disorder: more than just a parasomnia",

abstract = "Background: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterised by loss of the usual muscle atonia that occurs during REM sleep, allowing patients to act out their dreams. Objective: This article aims to draw attention to RBD, allowing early recognition and treatment. Summary: As RBD patients are at high risk of hurting themselves and their bed partners while acting out their dreams, improving safety within the bedroom environment and treatment with exogenous melatonin or clonazepam are recommended. Longitudinal studies have shown that the onset of idiopathic RBD may be an early warning sign of specific neurodegenerative diseases.",

keywords = "Parasomnia, REM sleep parasomnia, Sleep disorders",

author = "Alessandra Coeytaux and Keith Wong and Ron Grunstein and Lewis, {Simon J. G.}",

year = "2013",

month = nov,

language = "English",

volume = "42",

pages = "785--788",

journal = "Australian Family Physician",

issn = "0300-8495",

publisher = "Royal Australian College of General Practitioners",

number = "11",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - REM sleep behaviour disorder

T2 - more than just a parasomnia

AU - Coeytaux, Alessandra

AU - Wong, Keith

AU - Grunstein, Ron

AU - Lewis, Simon J. G.

PY - 2013/11

Y1 - 2013/11

N2 - Background: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterised by loss of the usual muscle atonia that occurs during REM sleep, allowing patients to act out their dreams. Objective: This article aims to draw attention to RBD, allowing early recognition and treatment. Summary: As RBD patients are at high risk of hurting themselves and their bed partners while acting out their dreams, improving safety within the bedroom environment and treatment with exogenous melatonin or clonazepam are recommended. Longitudinal studies have shown that the onset of idiopathic RBD may be an early warning sign of specific neurodegenerative diseases.

AB - Background: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterised by loss of the usual muscle atonia that occurs during REM sleep, allowing patients to act out their dreams. Objective: This article aims to draw attention to RBD, allowing early recognition and treatment. Summary: As RBD patients are at high risk of hurting themselves and their bed partners while acting out their dreams, improving safety within the bedroom environment and treatment with exogenous melatonin or clonazepam are recommended. Longitudinal studies have shown that the onset of idiopathic RBD may be an early warning sign of specific neurodegenerative diseases.

KW - Parasomnia

KW - REM sleep parasomnia

KW - Sleep disorders

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84888393931&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

C2 - 24217098

AN - SCOPUS:84888393931

SN - 0300-8495

VL - 42

SP - 785

EP - 788

JO - Australian Family Physician

JF - Australian Family Physician

IS - 11

ER -

REM sleep behaviour disorder: more than just a parasomnia

Abstract

Keywords

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this