## Abstract ## Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a common pattern in movements during REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). ## Methods: We blindly compared video‐monitored movements during RBD (n = 136 clips) and wakefulness/arousal (n = 53 clips) in patients with
A motor signature of REM sleep behavior disorder
✍ Scribed by Delphine Oudiette; Smaranda Leu-Semenescu; Emmanuel Roze; Marie Vidailhet; Valérie Cochen De Cock; Jean-Louis Golmard; Isabelle Arnulf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 739 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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