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Sleep-Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Five Adult Patients.
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ABSTRACT: Abstract
Sleep-related rhythmic movements (SRRMs) are typical in infancy and childhood, where they usually occur at the wake-to-sleep transition. However, they have rarely been observed in adults, where they can be idiopathic or associated with other sleep disorders including sleep apnea. We report a case series of 5 adults with sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder, 4 of whom had a previous history of SRRMs in childhood. SRRMs mostly occurred in consolidated sleep, in association with pathological respiratory events, predominantly longer ones, especially during stage R sleep, and recovered in 1 patient with continuous positive airway pressure therapy. We hypothesize that sleep apneas may act as a trigger of rhythmic motor events through a respiratory-related arousal mechanism in genetically predisposed subjects.
SUBMITTER: Chiaro G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5612639 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Sleep-Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Five Adult Patients.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 20171015 10
<h4>Abstract</h4>Sleep-related rhythmic movements (SRRMs) are typical in infancy and childhood, where they usually occur at the wake-to-sleep transition. However, they have rarely been observed in adults, where they can be idiopathic or associated with other sleep disorders including sleep apnea. We report a case series of 5 adults with sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder, 4 of whom had a previous history of SRRMs in childhood. SRRMs mostly occurred in consolidated sleep, in association wit ...[more]
