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Masayuki Miyamoto

Researcher at Dokkyo Medical University

Publications -  148
Citations -  3538

Masayuki Miyamoto is an academic researcher from Dokkyo Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: REM sleep behavior disorder & Restless legs syndrome. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 137 publications receiving 2972 citations. Previous affiliations of Masayuki Miyamoto include University of Marburg & Dokkyo University.

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Reduced cardiac 123I-MIBG scintigraphy in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that markedly reduced cardiac 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake is reported, consistent with the loss of sympathetic terminals, in idiopathic RBD, and this reduction is of the same magnitude as that found in patients with Parkinson disease.
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Sleep disorders in the elderly: Diagnosis and management

TL;DR: When elderly individuals complain of insomnia, it is important to assess treatable medical conditions and medication use that may be responsible for the insomnia before the use of hypnotics is initiated.
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The REM sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire: Validation study of a Japanese version

TL;DR: The RBDSQ-J had high sensitivity, specificity, and reliability and would be applicable as a screening method for iRBD in the elderly Japanese population.