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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (cont.)

Medical Author:
ABM Salah Uddin, MD
Medical Editor:
Erasmo A Passaro, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Stephen Berman, MD, PhD

REM Sleep Disorder Treatment

Self-Care at Home

Because persons with REM sleep behavior disorder have a risk of injuring themselves and their sleep partners, safety of the sleeping environment is very important.

  • Remove potentially dangerous objects from the bedroom.

  • Clear the floor of furniture and objects that could injure the person ifhe or shefell from bed.

  • Place the mattress on the floor, or place a cushion around the bed.
  • Have the person sleep in a bedroom on the ground floor if possible, especially for people who leave the bed during an episode.

  • The bedmate should sleep in another bed until the symptoms resolve.

  • A bed with padded bedrails can be considered.

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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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