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

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  • Ronald B Postuma
  • Isabelle Arnulf
  • Birgit Hogl
  • Alex Iranzo
  • Tomoyuki Miyamoto
  • Yves Dauvilliers
  • Wolfgang Oertel
  • Yo-El Ju
  • Monica Puligheddu
  • Jennum, Poul
  • 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
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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