Risk Factors And Complications Linked To REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Two main states make up normal sleep: non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep. Rapid eye movement sleep, also known as REM sleep, is the point during which rapid eye movements occur, blood pressure rises, the muscles are paralyzed, and breathing is irregular. This is also the portion of sleep where an individual dreams. The brain's recorded electrical activity tends to be similar to the activity recorded when an individual is awake. When a patient has REM sleep behavior disorder, they lack the paralysis that usually occurs in REM sleep. This absent or incomplete paralysis causes the patient to sleepwalk, talk, and otherwise act out their dreams.