Falling asleep.
We describe a 74-year-old woman who presented with a history of falling from bed in association with vivid dreams and physical violence towards her spouse. A clinical diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder was made and complete resolution of her symptoms was achieved with first line treatment.
Thomas
Matt
M
Poole Primary Care Trust Falls Service, Woodlands Elderly Resource Team, Alderney Community Hospital, Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole BH12 4NB, UK. Matt.Thomas@poole.nhs.uk
Moore
Kathy
K
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D018757:GABA Modulators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000295:instrumentation; D020187:REM Sleep Behavior Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018757:GABA Modulators; D002998:Clonazepam