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RBD
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REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by vigorous motor activity, which typically occurs during REM sleep and thus in the absence of muscle atonia. RBD often consists of injurious dream-enactment motor activity associated with vivid dreaming. RBD is symptomatically complex, often involving behaviors that are dangerous to the affected patient, or to his/her bed partner, and vivid dream imagery that is almost always unpleasant. RBD is more frequent in males and usually occurs in the middle-aged or elderly. Acute RBD can be induced by medications (monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and tricyclic antidepressants), alcohol, and BDZ withdrawal.
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(2015). REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. In: Stolerman, I.P., Price, L.H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36172-2_200547
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