Unexpected finding of idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder in a young healthy male with snoring: A case report

Matthew S. Brock; Sean Shirley; Luis Rohena; Brian A. Moore; Vincent Mysliwiec

doi:10.5664/jcsm.7938

Unexpected finding of idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder in a young healthy male with snoring: A case report

Matthew S. Brock, Sean Shirley, Luis Rohena, Brian A. Moore, Vincent Mysliwiec^*

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Abstract

Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder is characterized by vocalizations and complex motor behaviors during sleep. We report a case of a 44-year-oldmale with a 20-year history of dream enactment behavior that was incidentally captured on a polysomnogramduring an evaluation for obstructive sleep apnea. Genetic testing found the patient had a homozygous deletion for one of the five tandemrepeats in exon 18 of the PER3 gene. This case highlights a potential genetic basis for idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1369-1371
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7938
State	Published - 15 Sep 2019

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