REM sleep behaviour disorder in a child with Tourette's syndrome.
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.
Trajanovic
Nikola N
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Sleep and Alertness Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Voloh
Inna
I
Shapiro
Colin M
CM
Sandor
Paul
P
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