scholarly journals Sleep apnea and REM sleep behavior disorder in patients with Chiari malformations

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2b) ◽  
pp. 344-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Sérgio A. Henriques-Filho ◽  
Riccardo Pratesi
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Brain Stem ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Sleep Stages ◽  
Type I ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Abnormal Movements ◽  
Chiari Malformations

BACKGROUND: Chiari malformations (CM) may result in the appearance of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) that can be considered markers of brain stem dysfunction. PURPOSE: To evaluate the frequency of RBD and SAS in patients with CM type I and II. METHOD: Were evaluated 103 patients with CM by means of full night polysomnography. Were scoring different sleep stages, frequency of abnormal movements (through video monitoring) and abnormal respiratory events. RESULTS: Of the 103 patients, 36 showed CM type I and 67 CM type II. Episodes of RBD were observed in 23 patients. Abnormal apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was observed in 65 patients. CONCLUSION: The high rate of RBD suggests that this parassomnia and the increased frequency of central sleep apnea episodes, may be considered as a marker of progressive brain stem dysfunction.

scholarly journals Diagnostic REM sleep muscle activity thresholds in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder with and without obstructive sleep apnea

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart J. McCarter ◽  
Erik K. St. Louis ◽  
David J. Sandness ◽  
Ethan J. Duwell ◽  
Paul C. Timm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

scholarly journals A case of severe obstructive sleep apnea mimicking REM sleep behavior disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-214
Author(s):  
Yoko Fujii ◽  
Mutsumi Okura ◽  
Hidekazu Uemori ◽  
Mitsutaka Taniguchi ◽  
Motoharu Ohi
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

scholarly journals A case of severe obstructive sleep apnea mimicking REM sleep behavior disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Fujii ◽  
Mutsumi Okura ◽  
Hidekazu Uemori ◽  
Mitsutaka Taniguchi ◽  
Motoharu Ohi
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

scholarly journals Can Corticomuscular Coherence Differentiate between REM Sleep Behavior Disorder with or without Parkinsonism?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 5585
Author(s):  
Gyeong Seon Choi ◽  
Ji Young Yun ◽  
Sungeun Hwang ◽  
Song E. Kim ◽  
Jeong-Yeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Sleep Stages ◽  
Motor Symptoms ◽  
Limb Muscle ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Muscle Atonia

REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) could be a predictor of Parkinsonism even before development of typical motor symptoms. This study aims to characterize clinical features and corticomuscular and corticocortical coherence (CMC and CCC, respectively) during sleep in RBD patients with or without Parkinsonism. We enrolled a total of 105 subjects, including 20 controls, 54 iRBD, and 31 RBD+P patients, patients who were diagnosed as idiopathic RBD (iRBD) and RBD with Parkinsonism (RBD+P) in our neurology department. We analyzed muscle atonia index (MAI) and CMC between EEG and chin/limb muscle electromyography (EMG) and CCC during different sleep stages. Although differences in the CMC of iRBD group were observed only during REM sleep, MAI differences between groups were noted during both REM and NREM N2 stage sleep. During REM sleep, CMC was higher and MAI was reduced in iRBD patients compared to controls (p = 0.001, p < 0.001, respectively). Interestingly, MAI was more reduced in RBD+P compared to iRBD patients. In comparison, CCC was higher in iRBD patients compared to controls whereas CCC was lower in RBD+P groups compared to control and iRBD groups in various frequency bands during both NREM N2 and REM sleep stages. Among them, increased CMC during REM sleep revealed correlation between clinical severities of RBD symptoms. Our findings indicate that MAI, CMC, and CCC showed distinctive features in iRBD and RBD+P patients compared to controls, suggesting potential usefulness to understand possible links between these diseases.

A case of REM sleep behavior disorder with autopsy-confirmed alzheimer's disease: postmortem brain stem histochemical analyses

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 422-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos H. Schenck ◽  
Edgar Garcia-Rill ◽  
Robert D. Skinner ◽  
Michael L. Anderson ◽  
Mark W. Mahowald
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Brain Stem ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Postmortem Brain ◽  
Sleep Behavior
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