REM sleep behaviour disorder is a recently described parasomnia characterized by a history of excessive motor activities during sleep and is associated with pathological absence of muscle atonia during REM sleep. There is very limited literature on the condition. Two out of 349 elderly patients refe
Sleep disorders in the elderly
โ Scribed by Tamar Shochat; Jose Loredo; Sonia Ancoli-Israel
- Book ID
- 107558647
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 509 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8480
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