Posttraumatic stress disorder increases the odds of REM sleep behavior disorder and other parasomnias in Veterans with and without comorbid traumatic brain injury

JE Elliott, RA Opel, D Pleshakov, T Rachakonda… - Sleep, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives To describe the crude prevalence of rapid eye movement (REM)
sleep behavior disorder (RBD) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the research of melatonin in autism spectrum disorders: literature review and new perspectives

S Tordjman, I Najjar, E Bellissant… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Abnormalities in melatonin physiology may be involved or closely linked to the
pathophysiology and behavioral expression of autistic disorder, given its role in …

The spectrum of sleep disorders in Parkinson disease: a review

AC Lajoie, AL Lafontaine, M Kaminska - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in the effects of sleep and sleep disturbances on the brain,
particularly in relation to aging and neurodegenerative processes. Parkinson disease (PD) …

Antidepressants increase REM sleep muscle tone in patients with and without REM sleep behavior disorder

SJ McCarter, EK St. Louis, DJ Sandness, KA Arndt… - Sleep, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is associated with antidepressant
treatment, especially in younger patients; but quantitative REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) …

Clinical trials in REM sleep behavioural disorder: challenges and opportunities

A Videnovic, YES Ju, I Arnulf… - Journal of Neurology …, 2020 - jnnp.bmj.com
The rapid eye movement sleep behavioural disorder (RBD) population is an ideal study
population for testing disease-modifying treatments for synucleinopathies, since RBD …

Overview of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders in Parkinson disease

P Gros, A Videnovic - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2020 - geriatric.theclinics.com
PD is associated with multiple sleep disorders, which are common and significantly impair
quality of life. Routine inquiry about sleep problems from health care providers can increase …

Exogenous melatonin for sleep disorders in neurodegenerative diseases: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

W Zhang, X Chen, S Su, Q Jia, T Ding, Z Zhu… - Neurological …, 2016 - Springer
The purpose of this work is to investigate the efficacy of exogenous melatonin in the
treatment of sleep disorders in patients with neurodegenerative disease. We searched …

A prospective, naturalistic follow-up study of treatment outcomes with clonazepam in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder

SX Li, SP Lam, J Zhang, MWM Yu, JWY Chan, Y Liu… - Sleep medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by
prominent dream-enacting behaviors, often resulting in sleep-related injuries. Objectives …

Diagnostic thresholds for quantitative REM sleep phasic burst duration, phasic and tonic muscle activity, and REM atonia index in REM sleep behavior disorder with …

SJ McCarter, EK St. Louis, EJ Duwell, PC Timm… - Sleep, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: We aimed to determine whether phasic burst duration and conventional REM
sleep without atonia (RSWA) methods could accurately diagnose REM sleep behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin as a chronobiotic and cytoprotective agent in Parkinson's disease

S Pérez-Lloret, DP Cardinali - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This article discusses the role that melatonin may have in the prevention and treatment of
Parkinson's disease (PD). In parkinsonian patients circulating melatonin levels are …