Nightmare disorder and REM sleep behavior disorder in inflammatory arthritis: Possibility beyond neurodegeneration

Baldelli, Luca; Addimanda, Olga; Burattini, Marco; Chiaro, Giacomo; Brusi, Veronica; Pignotti, Elettra; Meliconi, Riccardo; Provini, Federica

doi:10.1002/brb3.1230

Nightmare disorder and REM sleep behavior disorder in inflammatory arthritis: Possibility beyond neurodegeneration

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) to ascertain if RBD could be an internal red flag signaling a fluctuating state of inflammation based on the theory of “protoconsciousness”. Materials & Methods One hundred a…