REM-SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER (RBD)

This paper examines the literature dealing with the ''REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)'', a syndrome characterized by injurious or disruptive behaviors emerging during REM sleep which affects predominantly the older population. This REM motor parasomnia is defined by the intermittent loss of REM sleep electromyographic atonia and by the appearance of elaborate motor activity associated with dream mentation. In this review, clinical and polysomnographic features, neurophysiological and neuropsychological findings and evolution of the condition are presented. Likewise, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiological mechanisms and procedures of treatment are also described. In this sense, it is clearly established that RBD is easily controlled with clonazepam.