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Age and Ageing 2004 33(6):636-637; doi:10.1093/ageing/afh180
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Age and Ageing Vol. 33 No. 6 © British Geriatrics Society 2004; all rights reserved

Case Report

Falling asleep

Matt Thomas2 and Kathy Moore1

1 Poole Primary Care Trust Falls Service, Woodlands Elderly Resource Team, Alderney Community Hospital, Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole BH12 4NB, UK
2 Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 INA, UK

Address correspondence to: M. Thomas. Fax: (+44) 1202 442993. Email: Matt.Thomas{at}poole.nhs.uk

We describe a 74-year-old woman who presented with a history of falling from bed in association with vivid dreams and physical violence towards her spouse. A clinical diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder was made and complete resolution of her symptoms was achieved with first line treatment.

Keywords: falls, REM sleep behaviour disorder, clonazepam, REM, sleep disorder, elderly

Received August 29, 2003; accepted in revised form April 29, 2004.


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