REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Overview

REM sleep behavior disorder is a sleep disorder in which you appear to physically act out vivid, often unpleasant dreams with abnormal vocal sounds and movements during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. You normally don't move during REM sleep, a normal stage of sleep that occurs many times during the night. You may have other sleep disorders with REM sleep behavior disorder. REM sleep behavior disorder often may be associated with other neurological conditions, including Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy.

Why choose Mayo Clinic

• Experience. Mayo Clinic doctors have experience in diagnosing and treating REM sleep behavior disorder. Each Mayo Clinic location offers a sleep disorders center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and staffed by specialists trained in treating sleep disorders.
• Teamwork. Doctors trained in brain and nervous system conditions (neurology), lung and breathing conditions (pulmonary medicine), mental health conditions (psychiatry) and other specialties collaborate to treat REM sleep behavior disorder.
• Research. Mayo Clinic researchers actively study REM sleep behavior disorder and other sleep disorders to determine your most appropriate treatment options.

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