title: REM sleep behaviour disorder in a child with Tourette's syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe an association of Tourette's syndrome with rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) in a prepubescent boy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A four year longitudinal single-case study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The co-existence of Tourette's syndrome and RBD was confirmed after polysomnographic studies using the standard criteria. The authors propose possible overlap in the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the two disorders.
authors.affiliation: Sleep and Alertness Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Nikola N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Trajanovic
authors.forename: Inna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Voloh
authors.forename: Colin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandor
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017286:Polysomnography; D020187:REM Sleep Behavior Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012895:Sleep, REM; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology