REM sleep behavior disorder in a patient with frontotemporal dementia

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 371-373

  Lo Coco, Daniele ^a   Cupidi, Chiara ^b   Mattaliano, Alfredo ^a   Baiamonte, Valentina ^b   Realmuto, Sabrina ^b   Cannizzaro, Emanuele ^b  

^a ARNAS Ospedale Civico   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frontotemporal dementia; Neurodegenerative disease; Parasomnia; REM sleep; REM sleep behavior disorder; Tauopathy

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; OLANZAPINE;

AGED; AMNESIA; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHARACTER DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PARASOMNIA; PERCEPTION DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TEMPORAL LOBE; UNPLEASANT DREAM;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER;

EID: 84863990334     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0702-5     Document Type: Article

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