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Diagnosis of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

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Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder

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This chapter gives an overview of the development of current diagnostic criteria for REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) and specifies qualitative and quantitative diagnostic polysomnographic (PSG) criteria. Minor differences and controversies between the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD), Third Edition (ICSD-3), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria will be discussed, as well as open issues. Apart from presenting the current diagnostic criteria for RBD, this chapter is an introduction to the subsequent series of chapters related to the diagnosis of RBD and other PSG findings, namely, Chap. 19 (Wing YK group), Chap. 20 (Cesari M and Jennum P), Chap. 21 (De Cock VC), Chap. 26 (Manni R and Terzaghi M) and Chap. 31 (Puligheddu M, Fiorini M and Ferri R). Finally, the chapter will also discuss current limitations in the diagnosis of RBD and their potential consequences and additionally refer to new screening methods for RBD and their potential future applications.

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Stefani, A., Frauscher, B., Högl, B. (2019). Diagnosis of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. In: Schenck, C., Högl, B., Videnovic, A. (eds) Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90152-7_18

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