Need for a consensus on definitions and on research methods in RBD and its prodromal phases

Ambra Stefani¹, Alex Iranzo², Friederike Sixel-Döring^{3

4}, Aleksandar Videnovic⁵, Joan Santamaria², Claudia Trenkwalder^{3

6}, Birgit Högl¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
² Neurology Service, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERNED, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Kassel, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁶ Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.

Comment

Ambra Stefani et al. Sleep. 2019.

. 2019 May 1;42(5):zsz057.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz057.

Ambra Stefani¹, Alex Iranzo², Friederike Sixel-Döring^{3

4}, Aleksandar Videnovic⁵, Joan Santamaria², Claudia Trenkwalder^{3

6}, Birgit Högl¹

¹ Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
² Neurology Service, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERNED, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Kassel, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁶ Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.

No abstract available

Comment in

Response to Stefani et al.: A comprehensive consideration of all available data is needed to define the prodromal phase of REM sleep behavior disorder.
Ferri R, Aricò D, Cosentino FII, Lanuzza B, Chiaro G, Manconi M. Ferri R, et al. Sleep. 2019 May 1;42(5):zsz065. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz065. Sleep. 2019. PMID: 31091536 No abstract available.

REM sleep without atonia with REM sleep-related motor events: broadening the spectrum of REM sleep behavior disorder.
Ferri R, Aricò D, Cosentino FII, Lanuzza B, Chiaro G, Manconi M. Ferri R, et al. Sleep. 2018 Dec 1;41(12). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsy187. Sleep. 2018. PMID: 30239958