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Behavior Disorders
New behavior disorders study findings have been reported by R. Manni and co-researchers
March 16th, 2009
In this recent report, researchers in Pavia, Italy conducted a study "To investigate if sudden-onset motor-behavioral episodes in REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) are associated with phasic events of REM sleep, and to explore the potential meaning of such an association. Observational review analysis." "Tertiary sleep center. Twelve individuals (11 males; mean age 67.6 +/- 7.4 years) affected by idiopathic RBD, displaying a total of 978 motor-behavioral episodes during nocturnal in-laboratory video-PSG. N/A Measurements and Results: The motor activity displayed was primitive in 69.1% and purposeful/semi-purposeful in 30.9% of the motor-behavioral episodes recorded....
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2009-03-16)
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