title: Rhythmic movement disorder and cyclic alternating pattern during sleep: a video-polysomnographic study in a 9-year-old boy.
abstract: We report on polysomnographic findings in a 9-year-old boy affected by rhythmic movement disorder. The subject's rhythmic movements were found to be intimately linked to unstable nonrapid eye movement N-REM sleep, as shown by their close association with the A phases of the cyclic alternating pattern. We examine the complex interactions between arousal mechanisms and rhythmic movements occurring during sleep.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy, IRCCS C. Mondino Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy. raffaele.manni@mondino.it
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manni
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terzaghi
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: Pierangelo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veggiotti
authors.forename: Liborio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parrino
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020189:Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D014743:Videotape Recording