title: [Behavior disorder of the REM sleep in 2 documented cases with polysomnography].
abstract: We report a 69 years old male with a parkinsonian syndrome and a 50 years old female without neurological problems who showed violent behavior during REM sleep. Polysomnography showed that both bad tonic or phasic muscular activity during REM sleep and a REM sleep behavior disorder was diagnosed. Clonazepam was used in both, with good clinical response. This condition is frequently unrecognized and confused with nightmares, nocturnal delirium or other parasomnias.
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico del Sueño, Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica de Chile.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aranda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012895:Sleep, REM
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002998:Clonazepam
vernacular_title: Trastorno conductual del sueño REM en dos casos documentados con polisomnografía.