REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in the Korean Elderly Population: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics

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Authors

Suk-Hoon Kang · Dankook University

In‐Young Yoon · Seoul National University

Sang Don Lee · Armed Forces Capital Hospital

Ji Won Han · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Tae Hui Kim · Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Ki Woong Kim · Seoul National University

Abstract

RBD and subclinical RBD are not rare in the elderly in the community with abnormal REM sleep behaviors of RBD being mild to injurious and violent. The clinical significance and long-term progression of subclinical RBD needs to be further explored, given the prevalence and its possible relation to RBD.

Topics & Keywords

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Restless Legs Syndrome Research Sleep and Wakefulness Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: SLEEP

Volume 36, Issue 8, pp. 1147-1152

DOI: 10.5665/sleep.2874

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