Do you routinely recommend a sleep study in patients with clinical history of REM-sleep behavior disorder?
Does this add any value?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I do routinely recommend and perform in lab sleep testing for patients with suspected REM behavior disorder (RBD). The finding of REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) is supportive of a diagnosis of RBD, as atonia is normally presented in individuals (without RBD) during REM sleep. RBD can be a tric...