An observational clinical and video-polysomnographic study of the effects of clonazepam in REM sleep behavior disorder

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-29

  Ferri, Raffaele ^a   Marelli, Sara ^b   Ferini Strambi, Luigi ^b   Oldani, Alessandro ^b   Colli, Francesca ^b   Schenck, Carlos H ^c   Zucconi, Marco ^b  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atonia index; Clonazepam; Drug therapy; RBD severity scale; REM sleep behavior disorder; Video polysomnography

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP TIME; VIDEO POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED; CLONAZEPAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84872314035     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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