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AASM Membership Sections Newsletter
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Issue #6
American Academy
of Sleep Medicine
clinical research studies targeting this population. Validations studies
of this scale in children are needed due to the frequent occurrence of
arousal disorders in this age group.
Additional 2014 Parasomnias Articles
By Dr. Erik St. Louis, MD
Frauscher B, Jennum P, Ju YE, Postuma RB, Arnulf I, Cochen
De Cock V, Dauvilliers Y, Fantini ML, Ferini-Strambi L, Gabelia D,
Iranzo A, Leu-Semenescu S, Mitterling T, Miyamoto M, Miyamoto
T, Montplaisir JY, Oertel W, Pelletier A, Prunetti P, Puligheddu M,
Santamaria J, Sonka K, Unger M, Wolfson C, Zucconi M, Terzaghi
M, Högl B, Mayer G, Manni R. Comorbidity and medication in REM
sleep behavior disorder: a multicenter case-control study. Neurology.
2014 Mar 25;82(12):1076-9.
Ylikoski A, Martikainen K, Partinen M. Parasomnias and isolated
sleep symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A questionnaire study on 661
patients. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Aug 27. pii: S0022-510X(14)00557-7. doi:
10.1016/j.jns.2014.08.025. [Epub ahead of print]
Chagas MH, Eckeli AL, Zuardi AW, Pena-Pereira MA, Sobreira-
Neto MA, Sobreira ET, Camilo MR, Bergamaschi MM, Schenck CH,
Hallak JE, Tumas V, Crippa JA. Cannabidiol can improve complex
sleep-related behaviours associated with rapid eye movement sleep
behaviour disorder in Parkinson’s disease patients: a case series. J Clin
PharmTher. 2014 Oct;39(5):564-6.
McCarter SJ, St. Louis EK, Boeve BF, Sandness DJ, Silber MH. Male
sex and older age are associated with higher REM sleep muscle tone.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2014; 1 (9): 733-738.
Frauscher B, Gabelia D, Biermayr M, Stefani A, Hackner H,
Mitterling T, Poewe W, Högl B. Validation of an integrated software
for the detection of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder.
Sleep. 2014 Oct 1;37(10). pii: sp-00800-13.
Ferri R, Gagnon JF, Postuma RB, Rundo F, Montplaisir JY.
Comparison between an automatic and a visual scoring method of the
chin muscle tone during rapid eye movement sleep. Sleep Med. 2014
Jun;15(6):661-5.
Kempfner J, Sorensen GL, Nikolic M, Frandsen R, Sorensen HB,
Jennum P. Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder as an outlier
detection problem. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2014 Feb;31(1):86-93.
Ingravallo F, Poli F, Gilmore EV, Pizza F, Vignatelli L, Schenck
CH, Plazzi G. Sleep-related violence and sexual behavior in sleep: a
systematic review of medical-legal case reports. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014
Aug 15;10(8):927-35. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3976.
Ylikoski A, Martikainen K, Partinen M. Parasomnias and isolated
sleep symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A questionnaire study on 661
patients. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Aug 27. pii: S0022-510X(14)00557-7. doi:
10.1016/j.jns.2014.08.025.
