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REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder in a Child with Tourette's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Nikola N. Trajanovic
Affiliation:
Sleep and Alertness Clinic, University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada
Inna Voloh
Affiliation:
Sleep and Alertness Clinic, University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada
Colin M. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Sleep and Alertness Clinic, University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada
Paul Sandor
Affiliation:
Tourette Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Clinic, University Health Network, Toronto, ON Canada
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Abstract

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Purpose:

To describe an association of Tourette's syndrome with rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) in a prepubescent boy.

Methods:

A four year longitudinal single-case study.

Results:

The co-existence of Tourette's syndrome and RBD was confirmed after polysomnographic studies using the standard criteria. The authors propose possible overlap in the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the two disorders.

Type
Other
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2004

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