REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (cont.)
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ABM Salah Uddin, MD
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Erasmo A Passaro, MD
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
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Stephen Berman, MD, PhD
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Synonyms and KeywordsREM sleep behavior disorder, non-REM sleep, non-rapid eye movement, REM SBD, REM sleep behavior disorder, rapid eye movement SBD, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, RBD, REM parasomnias, dream-enacting behaviors, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease, polysomnography, sleep stages, normal sleep, neurologic examination, neurological exam,neurologic exam, neurological examination, EEG, electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, electromyogram, electrooculogram, insomnia, disorders that disrupt sleep, disrupted sleep Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
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Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a newly described disorder, recognized as a distinct clinical entity following a series of reports in 1986 of adults with RBD.
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