About Sleep Disorders

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

During sleep, the patient appears to act out the content of whatever he is dreaming. Normally, the body loses muscle tone during dream (REM) sleep, preventing most of us from physically reacting to our dreams. For reasons that are not yet understood, some patients do not lose muscle power during dream sleep, and thus begin to move about as their dream content dictates.

The danger to the patient and bed partner is that these movements can cause injury.

Find out about REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Treatments offered at Hoag Sleep Disorders Center.

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