REM behavior disorder associated with epileptic seizures

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作者
Manni, R [1 ]
Terzaghi, M [1 ]
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[1] IRCCS C Mondino Fdn, Inst Neurol, Unit Sleep Med & Epilepsy, Pavia, Italy
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10.1212/01.WNL.0000152894.47873.53
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Reported is the association of REM behavior disorder (RBD) with late-onset, sleep-related, tonic-clonic seizures in two elderly men. In each patient, RBD preceded the onset of seizures by several years. The authors hypothesize that REM sleep disruption may facilitate seizure occurrence.
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