REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
"REM Sleep Behavior Disorder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disorder characterized by episodes of vigorous and often violent motor activity during REM sleep (SLEEP, REM). The affected individual may inflict self injury or harm others, and is difficult to awaken from this condition. Episodes are usually followed by a vivid recollection of a dream that is consistent with the aggressive behavior. This condition primarily affects adult males. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p393)
| Descriptor ID |
D020187
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.886.659.633.700 F03.870.664.633.700
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| Concept/Terms |
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Behavior Disorder, REM
- Behavior Disorders, REM
- REM Behavior Disorders
- REM Behavior Disorder
- Behavior Disorder, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
- Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "REM Sleep Behavior Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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Brownlow JA, Harb GC, Ross RJ. Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of the Literature. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2015 Jun; 17(6):41.
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Wachira SJ, Hughes-Darden CA, Nicholas HB, Taylor CV, Robinson TJ. Neural melanocortin receptors are differentially expressed and regulated by stress in rat hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2004 Sep; 50(6):703-13.