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Case Reports
. 2008 May;110(5):492-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.01.004. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

REM sleep behaviour disorder treated with melatonin in a patient with Alzheimer's disease

Kirstie N Anderson  1 , Sarah Jamieson, Andrew J Graham, John M Shneerson
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REM sleep behaviour disorder treated with melatonin in a patient with Alzheimer's disease

Kirstie N Anderson et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 May.

Abstract

We report a case of a 68-year-old man with probable Alzheimer's disease who developed rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder. This was confirmed with polysomnography but the patient also had some sleep apnea, which prevented the use of clonazepam for treatment. Melatonin was successfully used as an alternative treatment.

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