## Abstract Recent studies have reported an increased risk to develop Parkinson's disease (PD) in patients with idiopathic RBD (iRBD). Midbrain hyperechogenicity is a common transcranial sonography (TCS) finding in PD and has been suggested as a PD risk‐marker in nonparkinsonian subjects. The objec
Rhythmic movements in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder
✍ Scribed by Raffaele Manni; Michele Terzaghi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Reported are two cases of video‐PSG captured head‐rolling occurring, in the context of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) episodes, in two patients affected with idiopathic RBD and without past personal or familiar history of Rhythmic Movement Disorder during sleep. It has been speculated that the activation of neuronal pathways which underlie REM‐related loss of motor control in RBD, may involve the Central Pattern Generator neuronal networks leading to the induction of Rhythmic Movements during RBD episodes, thereby allowing the re‐emergence, in pathological conditions in later life, of a motor behavior typically seen in the early stage of life. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society
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