Challenging the myth of REM sleep behavior disorder: no evidence of heightened aggressiveness in dreams
OBJECTIVES: Dreams are commonly described as violent, threatening, and aggressive in
patients with REM behavior disorder (RBD), but very few studies have directly investigated …
patients with REM behavior disorder (RBD), but very few studies have directly investigated …
Dreaming and nightmares in REM sleep behavior disorder.
Though central to the sometimes injurious behaviors of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD),
the dreams and nightmares experienced by these patients remain largely unstudied. The …
the dreams and nightmares experienced by these patients remain largely unstudied. The …
Aggressiveness in the dreams of drug-naïve and clonazepam-treated patients with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder
S Cavallotti, HC Stein, M Savarese, M Terzaghi… - Sleep Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although aggressive dream content is considered a distinctive feature of REM
Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) and patients often report violent dreams during medical …
Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) and patients often report violent dreams during medical …
Aggressive dream content without daytime aggressiveness in REM sleep behavior disorder
ML Fantini, A Corona, S Clerici, L Ferini-Strambi - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
Background: REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by vigorous sleep motor
activity associated with dream mentation. Patients with RBD frequently report action-filled …
activity associated with dream mentation. Patients with RBD frequently report action-filled …
[HTML][HTML] REM sleep behavior disorder: updated review of the core features, the RBD-neurodegenerative disease association, evolving concepts, controversies, and …
BF Boeve - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …
vivid, often frightening dreams associated with simple or complex motor behavior during …
Prevalence and predictors of mood disturbances in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder
NKH Chiu, KA Ehgoetz Martens… - Journal of Sleep …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Depression and anxiety are commonly associated with synucleinopathies. Mood
disturbances have also been reported in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behaviour …
disturbances have also been reported in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behaviour …
Gender differences in REM sleep behavior disorder: a clinical and polysomnographic study in China
Objective Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) has been considered
a male-predominant parasomnia, and there is little comparative data on potential differences …
a male-predominant parasomnia, and there is little comparative data on potential differences …
A new view of “dream enactment” in REM sleep behavior disorder
MS Blumberg, AM Plumeau - Sleep medicine reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) exhibit increased muscle tone and
exaggerated myoclonic twitching during REM sleep. In addition, violent movements of the …
exaggerated myoclonic twitching during REM sleep. In addition, violent movements of the …
[HTML][HTML] Depressed REM sleep behavior disorder patients are less likely to recall enacted dreams than non-depressed ones
HG Lee, JW Choi, YJ Lee, DU Jeong - Psychiatry Investigation, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is associated with psychiatric symptoms, such
as anxiety and alexithymia. However, only a few studies on the relationship between …
as anxiety and alexithymia. However, only a few studies on the relationship between …
Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder: toward a better nosologic definition
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 …
inhibition during REM sleep leading to potentially harmful dream-enacting behaviors. RBD …