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Abstract Introduction Periodic neck myoclonus during Sleep (PNMS) is a movement disorder of sleep characterized by sudden myoclonic flexion or version of the head that manifest during REM and NREM sleep. While its finding has been attributed to a normal physiologic phenomenon, to the best of our knowledge, our case represents the first report of with PNMS attributed to sleep disordered breathing with resolution using CPAP Report of Case A 22 y/o male with no significant clinical history was referred for evaluation of snoring and excessive sleepiness. Nocturnal polysomnogram coupled with expanded EMG montage demonstrates evidence of upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), characterized by frequents respiratory effort-related arousals (RERAS), primarily during REM sleep associated with arousals. The majority of these events resulted in sudden myoclonic movements of the neck and head that were associated with arousals and sleep fragmentation. PNMS manifested in the PSG as a flexion myoclonic motor artifact lasting 200-800 ms during REM sleep with an associated EEG arousal. The overall Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) was12/hr. The subsequent application of CPAP at a setting of 5-6 cm resolved these movements supporting this origin as a phenomenon of sleep-state instability. Conclusion While previous investigators have explained PNMS as an incidental finding or one common in patients with RBD, our case highlights a potential new mechanism for their appearance. This case helps shed more light on the origin of PNMS as a secondary phenomenon related to sleep state instability due to sleep disordered breathing given the temporal association with RERAS and dramatic resolution with CPAP therapy.

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