REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
"REM Sleep Behavior Disorder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disorder characterized by episodes of vigorous and often violent motor activity during REM sleep (SLEEP, REM). The affected individual may inflict self injury or harm others, and is difficult to awaken from this condition. Episodes are usually followed by a vivid recollection of a dream that is consistent with the aggressive behavior. This condition primarily affects adult males. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p393)
| Descriptor ID |
D020187
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.886.659.633.700 F03.870.664.633.700
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| Concept/Terms |
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Behavior Disorder, REM
- Behavior Disorders, REM
- REM Behavior Disorders
- REM Behavior Disorder
- Behavior Disorder, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
- Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "REM Sleep Behavior Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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Dementia with Lewy bodies: Impact of co-pathologies and implications for clinical trial design. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 01; 19(1):318-332.
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Benign versus malignant Parkinson disease: the unexpected silver lining of motor complications. J Neurol. 2020 Oct; 267(10):2949-2960.
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Orthostatic hypotension and REM sleep behaviour disorder: impact on clinical outcomes in a-synucleinopathies. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2019 11; 90(11):1257-1263.
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Case 3: kicking, yelling and sleeping. MedGenMed. 2004 Oct 05; 6(4):43.