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Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder by Carlos H. Schenck, Birgit Högl, Aleksandar Videnovic is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"This book describes a sleep disorder belonging to the category of parasomnias (i.e. the sleep behavioral and experiential disorders) characterized by abnormal vocal and motor behaviors in the context of vivid dreams and loss of the customary muscle atonia during the stage of sleep called REM sleep. REM-atonia - one of the defining features of REM sleep, along with rapid-eye-movements and a highly activated brain state - serves a protective function, preventing the dreamer from acting-out dreams and becoming injured. REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) was first described in 1986 by Schenck and colleagues; since then the understanding of the condition has increased exponentially, also pointing out its strong association with the development of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by alpha synuclein deposition, such as Parkinson's disease, Dementia with Lewy bodies, and Multiple System Atrophy. Furthermore, RBD is now considered one of the earliest markers of ongoing alpha synuclein neurodegeneration, and provides a window of opportunity for testing disease modifying therapies that may slow down or halt the progression of these disorders for which there is currently no cure. Addi

Who reads Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder?

Author

Carlos H. Schenck, Birgit Högl, Aleksandar Videnovic

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319901534

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Psychology