Clinical and video-polysomnographic analysis of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and other sleep disturbances in dementia with Lewy bodies

• Published in: Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 42; no. 7; p. 1
• Main Authors: Fernández-Arcos, Ana, Morenas-Rodríguez, Estrella, Santamaria, Joan, Sánchez-Valle, Raquel, Lladó, Albert, Gaig, Carles, Lleó, Alberto, Iranzo, Alex
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Apnea; Arousal - physiology; Behavior; Behavior disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction - physiopathology; Dementia; Electroencephalography; Eye movements; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Hypersomnia; Lewy Body Disease - diagnosis; Lewy Body Disease - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Movement; Parasomnias - physiopathology; Polysomnography; REM sleep; REM Sleep Behavior Disorder - physiopathology; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sleep; Sleep apnea; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology; Sleep disorders; Sleep, REM - physiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Wakefulness - physiology; Spain; dementia with Lewy bodies; sleep disorders; video-polysomnography; REM sleep behavior disorder

The main objective of this study was to study rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and other sleep disorders in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Consecutive patients with DLB and mild dementia severity were recruited irrespective of sleep complaints. Patients underwent clinical int...