REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire
Rapid Eye Movement sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire (RBDSQ) is a specific questionnaire for RBD to assess the most prominent clinical features of RBD according to the International Classification on Sleep Disorders [1]. It is a 10-item, patient self-rating instrument with short questions to be answered by either 'yes' or 'no'. [2]. The questionnaire is observed to perform with high sensitivity and reasonable specificity. Although, the performance is good, for a definitive diagnosis polysomnography is required to definitely rule out differential diagnoses such as sleep-related epileptic seizures, non-REM parasomnias (e.g., sleepwalking), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), or nocturnal periodic leg movements (PLM)[1].
RBDSQ has the potential to be useful as a screening instrument for neurodegenerative disorder, such as the α-synucleinopathies, Parkinson’s disease or multiple system atrophy which may enable early diagnosis and also recruitment of RBD patients necessary for research studies as well as for therapeutic trials.
References
- ^ a b Atlas Task Force of the American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA) (2005). "The International Classification of Sleep Disorders— Diagnostic and Coding Manual". Minnesota: Rochester.
- ^ Stiasny-Kolster, K (2007). "The REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire—A New Diagnostic Instrument". Movement Disorders. 22 (16): 2386–2393.
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