摘要
快速眼动睡眠行为疾病是一种深眠状态，其特点是存在恶梦内容相关的行为举动及快速眼动睡眠时肌肉的失张力状态。快速眼动睡眠行为疾病可以是原发性或与某神经疾病相关，有资料显示部分患者的快速眼动睡眠行为疾病可能是神经变性疾病的首发症状。本文研究了原发性快速眼动睡眠行为疾病患者发生神经系统变性疾病的的频率和特点。
Rapid-eye-movement （REM）sleep behaviour disorder （RBD）is a parasomnia characterised by dream-enacting behaviours related to unpleasant dreams and loss of muscle atonia during REM sleep. RBD may be idiopathic or associated with neurological disease. Available data suggest that in some cases RBD might be the initial manifestation of a neurodegenerative disease. In this study, the authors to determine the frequency and nature of neurological disorders developing in patients diagnosed with idiopathic RBD at a sleep centre.
