Alexithymia associated with nightmare distress in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder.
Sleep December 1, 2013 Isabelle Godin, Jaques Montplaisir, Jean-François Gagnon et al.
Study objectives: Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is characterized by atypical REM sleep motor activity, vivid dreams and nightmares, and dream-enacting behaviors that can result in injuries to the patient and bed partner. It is also a known predictor of Parkinson disease (PD). Alexithymia has been associated with disturbances in sleep and dreaming (e.g., nightmares) and is a...
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Humans
Polysomnography
Case-control studies
Affective symptoms
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