REM sleep behaviour disorder: the importance of early identification in primary care.

Autor: Bramich, Samantha, Verdi, Kumud, Salmon, Katharine, Noyce, Alastair, Alty, Jane
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Zdroj: British Journal of General Practice; Jan2023, Vol. 73 Issue 726, p40-42, 3p
Abstrakt: Video-polysomnography procedures for diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and the identification of its prodromal stages: guidelines from the International RBD Study Group. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is characterised by vivid dreams and dream enactment behaviour such as kicking, shouting, and punching.[1] It can result in injuries to the person with RBD and their bed partner, and is associated with reduced quality of life and severely disrupted sleep. RBD management flow chart. a Caution: if the patient DOES NOT have a bed partner, consider onward referral even if their response is NO to the single screening question but they do have a history suggestive of RBD. [Extracted from the article]
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