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Ambulatory Detection of Isolated Rapid‐Eye‐Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Combining Actigraphy and Questionnaire

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Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is in most cases a prodrome of neurodegenerative synucleinopathies, affecting 1% to 2% of middle‐aged and older adults; however, accurate ambulatory diagnostic methods are… Click to show full abstract

Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is in most cases a prodrome of neurodegenerative synucleinopathies, affecting 1% to 2% of middle‐aged and older adults; however, accurate ambulatory diagnostic methods are not available. Questionnaires lack specificity in nonclinical populations. Wrist actigraphy can detect characteristic features in individuals with RBD; however, high‐frequency actigraphy has been rarely used.

Keywords: isolated rapid; movement; movement sleep; actigraphy; eye movement; rapid eye

Journal Title: Movement Disorders
Year Published: 2022

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