Co-occurrence of respiratory event-related and spontaneous rhythmic movements in REM sleep

Rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) consists of repetitive, stereotyped movements typically occurring at sleep-wake transition and after arousals in sleep, and is usually seen during infancy and childhood, generally resolving by adolescence and rarely persisting into adulthood [1-3]. It occurs most commonly in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, but may sometimes occur in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (see further on). It has been described in association with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults [4, 5], often responding to continuous positive airway pressure treatment [6, 7].

Source: Sleep Medicine - July 16, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Bankim Shah, Sushanth Bhat, Peter Polos, Divya Gupta, Sudhansu Chokroverty Tags: Video-Clinical Corners Source Type: research