A single-question screen for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: a multicenter validation study

Ronald B Postuma, Isabelle Arnulf, Birgit Hogl, Alex Iranzo, Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Yves Dauvilliers, Wolfgang Oertel, Yo-El Ju, Monica Puligheddu, Poul Jennum, Amelie Pelletier, Christina Wolfson, Smaranda Leu-Semenescu, Birgit Frauscher, Masayuki Miyamoto, Valerie Cochen De Cock, Marcus M Unger, Karin Stiasny-Kolster, Maria Livia Fantini, Jacques Y Montplaisir

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    Abstract

    Idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia that is an important risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body dementia. Its prevalence is unknown. One barrier to determining prevalence is that current screening tools are too long for large-scale epidemiologic surveys. Therefore, we designed the REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Single-Question Screen (RBD1Q), a screening question for dream enactment with a simple yes/no response.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalMovement Disorders
    Volume27
    Issue number7
    Pages (from-to)913-6
    Number of pages4
    ISSN0885-3185
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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