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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*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1369-1371
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Volume15
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2019

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