REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder, a narrative review from a technological perspective.

Gnarra, Oriella; Wulf, M; Schäfer, C; Nef, T; Bassetti, C (2023). REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder, a narrative review from a technological perspective. Sleep, 46(6) American Academy of Sleep Medicine 10.1093/sleep/zsad030

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STUDY OBJECTIVES

Isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) is a parasomnia characterized by dream enactment. It represents a prodromal state of alpha-synucleinopathies, like Parkinson's disease. In recent years, biomarkers of increased risk of phenoconversion from iRBD to overt alpha-synucleinopathies have been identified. Currently, diagnosis and monitoring rely on subjective reports and polysomnography performed in the sleep lab, which is limited in availability and cost intensive. Wearable technologies and computerized algorithms may provide comfortable and cost-efficient means to not only improve the identification of iRBD patients but also to monitor risk factors of phenoconversion. In this work, we review studies using these technologies to identify iRBD or monitor phenoconversion biomarkers.

METHODS

A review of articles published until 31st May 2022 using the Medline database was performed. We included only papers in which subjects with RBD were part of the study population. The selected papers were divided into four sessions: actigraphy, gait analysis systems, computerized algorithms, and novel technologies.

RESULTS

25 articles were included in the review. Actigraphy, wearable accelerometers, pressure mats, smartphones, tablets, and algorithms based on polysomnography signals were used to identify RBD and monitor the phenoconversion. Rest-activity patterns, core body temperature, gait, and sleep parameters were able to identify the different stages of the disease.

CONCLUSIONS

These tools may complement current diagnostic systems in the future, providing objective ambulatory data obtained comfortably and inexpensively. Consequently, screening for iRBD and follow-up will be more accessible for the concerned patient cohort.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research

UniBE Contributor:

Gnarra, Oriella, Wulf, Marie-Angela, Schäfer, Carolin, Nef, Tobias, Bassetti, Claudio L.A.

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

0161-8105

Publisher:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

16 Feb 2023 08:42

Last Modified:

25 Mar 2024 09:52

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/sleep/zsad030

PubMed ID:

36789541

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Parkinson’s disease REM sleep behaviour disorder digital biomarkers home monitoring machine learning nearable sensors neurodegenerative diseases sleep movement disorders wearable sensors

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/178867

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178867

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