REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD): differential diagnosis. Narcolepsy, Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Sleep related differentials
- Narcolepsy
- Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS)
- Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep terror
- Epilepsy
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Confusional arousal
- Alcohol/drugs and withdrawal
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
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Psychiatric disorders
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References
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- Stores G. Clinical diagnosis and misdiagnosis of sleep disorders. JNNP 2007; 78:1293-1297.
- Iranzo A, Santamaria J, Tolosa E. Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder: diagnosis, management, and the need for neuroprotective interventions. Lancet Neurol 2016; 15:405-419.
