REM sleep behavior disorder: from dreams to neurodegeneration

RB Postuma, JF Gagnon, JY Montplaisir - Neurobiology of disease, 2012 - Elsevier
REM sleep behavior disorder is a unique parasomnia characterized by dream enactment
behavior during REM sleep. Unless triggered by pharmacologic agents such as …

Does idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) really exist? What are the potential markers of neurodegeneration in iRBD?

L Ferini-Strambi - Sleep medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) may be idiopathic or associated with other neurologic
disorders. A strong association between RBD and α-synucleinopathies has recently been …

Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder: toward a better nosologic definition

ML Fantini, L Ferini-Strambi, J Montplaisir - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterized by a lack of motor
inhibition during REM sleep leading to potentially harmful dream-enacting behaviors. RBD …

Cognitive dysfunction and REM sleep behavior disorder: key findings in the literature and preliminary longitudinal findings

R Manni, E Sinforiani, C Pacchetti, C Zucchella… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
A considerable proportion of subjects initially diagnosed with idiopathic REM sleep behavior
disorder (iRBD) are reported to convert to a neurodegenerative disorder, mainly …

REM sleep behavior disorder: updated review of the core features, the REM sleep behavior disorder‐neurodegenerative disease association, evolving concepts …

BF Boeve - Annals of the new York Academy of Sciences, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia manifested by
vivid, often frightening dreams associated with simple or complex motor behavior during …

Prodromal Parkinson's disease–using REM sleep behavior disorder as a window

RB Postuma - Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2014 - Elsevier
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by loss of REM atonia of sleep, such
that patients act out the contents of their dreams. Perhaps the most important facet of …

A neurologist's guide to REM sleep behavior disorder

A Roguski, D Rayment, AL Whone, MW Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) is a chronic sleep condition characterized by dream
enactment and loss of REM atonia. Individuals often present to clinic with complaints of …

Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder and neurodegenerative risk: to tell or not to tell to the patient? How to minimize the risk?

D Arnaldi, E Antelmi, EKS Louis, RB Postuma… - Sleep medicine …, 2017 - Elsevier
Most people with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) have an underlying
synucleinopathy, mainly Parkinson's disease (PD) or dementia with Lewy bodies, with …

Idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder and neurodegeneration—an update

B Högl, A Stefani, A Videnovic - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
So-called idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD), formerly
seen as a rare parasomnia, is now recognized as the prodromal stage of an α …

The clinical and pathophysiological relevance of REM sleep behavior disorder in neurodegenerative diseases

A Iranzo, J Santamaria, E Tolosa - Sleep medicine reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by vigorous movements associated
with unpleasant dreams and increased electromyographic activity during REM sleep …