@article{ref1,
title="Sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder and obstructive sleep apnea in five adult patients",
journal="Journal of clinical sleep medicine",
year="2017",
author="Chiaro, Giacomo and Maestri, Michelangelo and Riccardi, Silvia and Haba-Rubio, José and Miano, Silvia and Bassetti, Claudio L. and Heinzer, Raphaël C. and Manconi, Mauro",
volume="13",
number="10",
pages="1213-1217",
abstract="Sleep-related rhythmic movements (SRRMs) are typical in infancy and childhood, where they usually occur at the wake-to-sleep transition. However, they have rarely been observed in adults, where they can be idiopathic or associated with other sleep disorders including sleep apnea. We report a case series of 5 adults with sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder, 4 of whom had a previous history of SRRMs in childhood. SRRMs mostly occurred in consolidated sleep, in association with pathological respiratory events, predominantly longer ones, especially during stage R sleep, and recovered in 1 patient with continuous positive airway pressure therapy. We hypothesize that sleep apneas may act as a trigger of rhythmic motor events through a respiratory-related arousal mechanism in genetically predisposed subjects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1550-9389",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}