Sleep Medicine Update 2026
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21 Lessons
Module 8 Update 2026 Part 3: REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD)
Lesson 1: Video-polysomnography procedures for diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and the identification of its prodromal stages: Guidelines from the International RBD Study Group01:07:00
Lesson 2: The Clinical Face of iRBD- From subtle REM behaviors to daytime clinical clues00:11:58
Lesson 3: Not All RBD Is the Same- Phenotypes, hidden differences, and variable risk00:9:54
lesson 4: The Brain Is Already Changing- Early neurodegeneration in iRBD00:4:28
Lesson 5: Measuring RBD- Beyond a Yes-or-No Diagnosis RWA, PSG metrics, thresholds, and disease severity00:11:38
Lesson 6: The Physiology of iRBD- When the REM motor brake begins to fail00:5:52
Lesson 7: Biomarkers Beyond the Brain- α-Synuclein, NfL, GFAP, inflammation, skin, blood, and CSF00:6:17
Lesson 8: The Peripheral Nervous System in iRBD- Autonomic dysfunction, vagal changes, and body-first signals00:7:09
Lesson 9: Sleep, Brain Clearance, and Neurodegeneration- Glymphatic dysfunction, cognition, and the evolving prodrome00:7:24
Lesson 10: Who Will Convert?- Predicting Parkinson’s disease, DLB, and MSA in iRBD00:09:00
Lesson 11: Digital and Future Diagnostics in RBD- AI, hypnodensity, home video-PSG, and digital biomarkers00:8:55
Lesson 12: RBD Management: From Dream Enactment to Safe Sleep- Safety, melatonin, clonazepam, and individualized care00:7:41
Lesson 12a: Treatment of RBD AASM guidelines00:14:20
Lesson 13: Living With RBD Patient-partner burden, real-world severity, and Ikelos-RS00:9:21
Lesson 14: Summary of Updates 202600:4:37
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