Dream-induced violence a real problem

[Guest guest]

Dream-induced violence a real problem

4/20/10

[...]

Research suggests the condition is a precursor to Parkinson's disease and Lewy

body dementia in 25 to 50 percent of patients. Why this is so is not yet clear,

but neurons in adjacent areas of the lower brain stem appear to be implicated,

says Dr. Schenck, one of the physicians who first described REM sleep

behavior disorder.

Read Article;

http://tinyurl.com/y5pz59x

[Guest guest]

Amen to this . Don would wake up fighting, or kick the daylights

out of me. I got poked in the side or face, just wherever. I would wake him

up and asked why he did that, and he didn't know he did anything. He started

going to the guest bedroom, because he was concerned he would hurt me. He

tore his bedroom up also.

He knew and understood a lot about LBD and Parkinson's from early on. Sure

enough, now he is so frozen up in a fetal position with Parkinsonism that

he can't stand up, or use his legs at all. He is also suffering from

Myoclonus. (sp) He jerks involuntarily all the time.

Oh the horror of this disease! I'm going to send a picture to my photo

album, to let your see how he looked. He has been shaved since then, but the

wild scared look is there. We got his eyes open all of thirty second, Maybe.

Love a lot,

Imogene

In a message dated 4/20/2010 4:08:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

octoryrose@... writes:

Dream-induced violence a real problem

4/20/10

[...]

Research suggests the condition is a precursor to Parkinson's disease and

Lewy body dementia in 25 to 50 percent of patients. Why this is so is not

yet clear, but neurons in adjacent areas of the lower brain stem appear to

be implicated, says Dr. Schenck, one of the physicians who first

described REM sleep behavior disorder.

Read Article;

http://tinyurl.com/y5pz59x

[Guest guest]

, this is an excellent article. I just got off the phone with one of the

members of my support group who was talking about the REM sleep problem and I

saw this! Thank you. I will forward it on to my group.