REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 146-157

  Boeve, Bradley F ^a,c   Silber, Michael H ^a   Ferman, Tanis J ^b,c  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia with Lewy bodies; Parkinson's disease; REM sleep behavior disorder; Synuclein; Synucleinopathy

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; MELATONIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NIGHTMARE; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; PANIC; PARASOMNIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SAFETY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP WALKING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DREAMS; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 4344651093     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988704267465     Document Type: Review

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