REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

REM sleep is a phase of the sleep cycle that begins 90 minutes after falling asleep during a normal cycle.

Dreams happen in REM sleep.

During the REM phase of sleep, the muscles in the body normally go into a state of temporary paralysis.

In a person with RBD, this paralysis is not complete or even totally absent, so the person performs out their dreams, occasionally in dramatic or violent ways.

The lack of temporary muscle paralysis produces sleepers with RBD to become physically excited, vigorously moves their limbs, leaves the bed, and takes part in other actions linked to being awake.

In some instances, people with RBD might damage themselves or partners sharing their bed.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a disorder in which the patient performs out the dreams while the patient sleeps.

These dreams are often very dramatic and can require a wide variety of movements.

REM sleep behavior disorder requires unusual actions or behaviors during the rapid eye movement sleep phase.

The disorder is a type of sleep disorder termed a parasomnia.

Parasomnias are sleep disorders in which strange or dangerous incidents happen that disrupt sleep.

While it can happen at any age, men over the age of 50 years most often have Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD).

Dissimilar to sleepwalking or night terrors, the patient can remember the dreams upon waking.

The start of REM sleep behavior disorder is often slow and it can become worse with time.

REM sleep behavior disorder may be linked with other neurological disorders, such as Lewy body dementia (dementia with Lewy bodies), Parkinson's disease or multiple system atrophy.

The risk of violent movement is higher if the person is having an intensive or terrifying dream.

If the person wakes up, they may recall their dream but have no idea that they took part in any movement.

An incident can happen with each REM phase, making around 4 per night.

They may only happen once a week or even once a month in infrequent cases.

The incidents are likely to happen towards the morning hours when REM sleep is more frequent.

Most patients with REM behavior disorder will ultimately present with neurodegenerative diseases like parkinsonism, dementia with Lewy body, or multi-system atrophy.

There are also secondary reasons of RBD linked with narcolepsy or use of antidepressant medicines.

A patient may be cautioned about the future formation of these neurological disorders.

RBD happens in less than 1% of the population.

It was once thought that this disorder mostly involved men, but new data indicates that it happens in both men and women with similar frequency.

It often happens with other sleep problems or disorders which may need additional treatment.

If diagnosed, the patient should be evaluated by the doctor.

REM sleep behavior disorder may suggest a neurodegenerative disease or may be produced by some medicines.

In RBD, the muscles are not transiently paralyzed like they should be.

This permits the body to respond to the dreams.

The patient may start with small actions, such as talking or twitching, and progress to larger movements, such as jumping or kicking.

Symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder may be movements and noises.

Nocturnal sleep study (Polysomnogram) is the best way to diagnose REM sleep behavior disorder

The treatment involves preventive measures such as padding the bed hile sleeping to prevent injury to the patient and the bed partner.

In severe instances, the patient may be given melatonin or clonazepam.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosi

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Aug 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005257538

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2020 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat REM Sleep Behavior Disorder)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

What Is REM Sleep Behavior Disorder?

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a disorder in which the patient performs out the dreams while the patient sleeps.

These dreams are often very dramatic and can require a wide variety of movements.

REM sleep behavior disorder requires unusual actions or behaviors during the rapid eye movement sleep phase.

The disorder is a type of sleep disorder termed a parasomnia.

Parasomnias are sleep disorders in which strange or dangerous incidents happen that disrupt sleep.

While it can happen at any age, men over the age of 50 years most often have Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD).

Dissimilar to sleepwalking or night terrors, the patient can remember the dreams upon waking.

The start of REM sleep behavior disorder is often slow and it can become worse with time.

REM sleep behavior disorder may be linked with other neurological disorders, such as Lewy body dementia (dementia with Lewy bodies), Parkinson's disease or multiple system atrophy.

During RBD, people perform out their dreams while they happen.

REM sleep is a phase of the sleep cycle that begins 90 minutes after falling asleep during a normal cycle.

Dreams happen in REM sleep.

During the REM phase of sleep, the muscles in the body normally go into a state of temporary paralysis.

In a person with RBD, this paralysis is not complete or even totally absent, so the person performs out their dreams, occasionally in dramatic or violent ways.

The lack of temporary muscle paralysis produces sleepers with RBD to become physically excited, vigorously moves their limbs, leaves the bed, and takes part in other