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. 1990 Sep;53(9):749-53.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.53.9.749.

Parkinsonian tremor loses its alternating aspect during non-REM sleep and is inhibited by REM sleep

J J Askenasy  1 , M D Yahr
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Parkinsonian tremor loses its alternating aspect during non-REM sleep and is inhibited by REM sleep

J J Askenasy et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1990 Sep.

Abstract

Non-REM sleep transforms the waking alternating Parkinsonian tremor into subclinical repetitive muscle contractions whose amplitude and duration decrease as non-REM sleep progresses from stages I to IV. During REM sleep Parkinsonian tremor disappears while the isolated muscle events increase significantly.

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