Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder by Carlos H. SchenckEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2018 (2019 Edition) | 667 Pages | ISBN : 3319901516 | 55.28 MB
This book describes a sleep disorder belonging to the category of parasomnias (i.e. the sleep behavioral and experiential disorders) characterized by abnormal vocal and motor behaviors in the context of vivid dreams and loss of the customary muscle atonia during the stage of sleep called REM sleep. REM-atonia - one of the defining features of REM sleep, along with rapid-eye-movements and a highly activated brain state - serves a protective function, preventing the dreamer from acting-out dreams and becoming injured.