A Case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy, Parkinsonism, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Authors
Distefano, Angela
Cosentino, Filomena I. I.
Plazzi, Giuseppe
Ferri, Raffaele
Schenck, Carlos H.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A patient is reported in whom signs and symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and narcolepsy have been associated for almost two decades with a late development of parkinsonism and rheumatoid arthritis.
A 78-year-old male patient in whom RBD was first diagnosed was followed-up by clinical examination, video-polysomnography, multiple sleep latency test, cerebral magnetic resonance imaging, and dopamine transporter imaging by single-photon emission computerized tomography.
The patient was found to present for almost two decades, in addition to RBD, also narcolepsy.
Moreover, a late development of parkinsonism and the occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis were detected and clinically and instrumentally characterized.
Patients predisposed to RBD and later parkinsonism might be susceptible to a variety of triggers that, in our patient, might have been represented by a possible latent autoimmune process leading to the development of narcolepsy with cataplexy and rheumatoid arthritis, later.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cosentino, Filomena I. I.& Distefano, Angela& Plazzi, Giuseppe& Schenck, Carlos H.& Ferri, Raffaele. 2014. A Case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy, Parkinsonism, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cosentino, Filomena I. I.…[et al.]. A Case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy, Parkinsonism, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481821
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cosentino, Filomena I. I.& Distefano, Angela& Plazzi, Giuseppe& Schenck, Carlos H.& Ferri, Raffaele. A Case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy, Parkinsonism, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481821
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481821