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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Risks

Male gender (80 to 90 percent of REM sleep behavior disorder patients are male)
Middle to older age
Neurologic disorders, especially Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, or multiple system atrophy
Alcohol withdrawal
Use of certain medications
Sleep deprivation
Other sleep disorders
Brain stem tumors

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