A preliminary quantitative analysis of REM sleep chin EMG in Parkinson's disease with or without REM sleep behavior disorder

R Ferri, S Fulda, FII Cosentino, F Pizza, G Plazzi - Sleep medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To compare REM sleep chin EMG quantitative features between Parkinson's
disease (PD) patients with or without REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). SUBJECTS AND …

The timing between REM sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson's disease

R Ferri, FII Cosentino, F Pizza, D Aricò, G Plazzi - Sleep and Breathing, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Purpose In Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)
might precede PD or develop with or after the onset of PD. No previous study has explored …

Comparison between an automatic and a visual scoring method of the chin muscle tone during rapid eye movement sleep

R Ferri, JF Gagnon, RB Postuma, F Rundo… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To compare two different methods, one visual and the other automatic, for the
quantification of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) in the diagnosis of …

Comparison between automatic and visual scorings of REM sleep without atonia for the diagnosis of REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson disease

M Figorilli, R Ferri, M Zibetti, P Beudin, M Puligheddu… - Sleep, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To compare three different methods, two visual and one
automatic, for the quantification of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) …

Night-to-night variability of automatic quantitative parameters of the chin EMG amplitude (Atonia Index) in REM sleep behavior disorder

R Ferri, S Marelli, FII Cosentino, F Rundo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To analyze the night-to-night variability of REM sleep electromyographic
(EMG) features of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) by using the automatic quantitative …

Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and rapid eye movement sleep without atonia are more frequent in advanced versus early Parkinson's disease

J Sringean, A Stefani, K Marini, M Bergmann… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives To evaluate macro sleep architecture and characterize rapid eye
movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RWA) by using the SINBAR excessive …

Analysis of automated quantification of motor activity in REM sleep behaviour disorder

R Frandsen, M Nikolic, M Zoetmulder… - Journal of sleep …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is characterized by dream
enactment and REM sleep without atonia. Atonia is evaluated on the basis of visual criteria …

Two polysomnographic features of REM sleep behavior disorder: Clinical variations insight for Parkinson's disease

Y Shen, Y Dai, Y Wang, J Li, K Xiong, C Mao… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Loss of REM sleep muscle atonia (RWA) and dream-enactment behavior (DEB)
are two associated features of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), which is frequently …

Surface EMG activity during REM sleep in Parkinson's disease correlates with disease severity

LM Chahine, SR Kauta, JT Daley, CR Cantor… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Over 40% of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) have rapid eye movement
sleep behavior disorder (RBD). This is associated with excessive sustained (tonic) or …

A quantitative statistical analysis of the submentalis muscle EMG amplitude during sleep in normal controls and patients with REM sleep behavior disorder

R Ferri, M Manconi, G Plazzi, O Bruni… - Journal of sleep …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to evaluate quantitatively the amplitude of the submentalis muscle
EMG activity during sleep in controls and in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior …