[HT-04] Dual nature of REM sleep behavior disorder : parasomnia vs harbinger of synucleinopathies

[HT-04-3] REM sleep behavior disorder in patients with Parkinson's disease

Takashi Nomura (Nomura Neuro Sleep Clinic, Japan)

REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) now attracts much interest from the neurology community, mostly because RBD was incorporated with the revised clinical diagnostic criteria of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) as one of the core clinical features in 2017. It has been also well established that RBD often precedes other symptoms and signs of synucleinopathies. Under this circumstance, neurologists should understand what RBD is and to make an early diagnosis of RBD. However, historically RBD was classified as one of the parasomnias with a long history of sleep research, and patients with isolated/idiopathic RBD seek medical help for violent or potentially harmful behaviors during sleep. In this symposium, the speakers from different subspecialties are going to focus this dual nature of RBD. We expect the audience to obtain in-depth knowledge about RBD.

I received my M.D. degree from Shimane Medical University in 1996.
I received my PhD from the Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine in 2001.
I passed the examination for the Japanese Board of Neurology in 2001.　
I was recognized as a certified physician of Sleep Medicine in 2005.　
I was recognized as a certified clinical neurophysiologist in 2008.
I studied at Innsbruck Medical University as a visiting doctor from February to June of 2009.
After I came back Japan, I served as an assistant professor at the Department of Neurology, Tottori University.
I work at the private clinic “Nomura Neuro Sleep Clinic” since April of 2018.