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Relationship between REM Behavior Disorder and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
… Objective/Rationale: Many people with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), a disease associated with disturbance of sleep, eventually develop Parkinson’s disease. Dysfunction … underlying cause. Project Description: Brain imaging, sleep and gait studies will be conducted to compare and …
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Prospective Validation of Risk Markers for the Development of Parkinson’s Disease
… markers and symptoms are discussed to antedate PD – i.e. sleep problems (specifically rem sleep behaviour disorder, RBD), autonomic dysfunction (like … Sleep Disorders …
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Prospective Validation of Risk Markers for the Development of Parkinson’s Disease
… Sleep Disorders …
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Alejandro Iranzo, MD, PhD
… he is neurologist consultant at the Multidisciplinary Sleep Unit of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. He is … of national and international societies in Neurology, Sleep, REM sleep behavior disorder and Restless Leg Syndrome, and he is …
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A Translational Investigation of Drugs that Modulate Circadian Rhythm in Models of Parkinson’s Disease
… Study Rationale: Recent studies suggest that sleep problems can worsen Parkinson’s disease (PD) by … the brain and causing inflammation. It's also possible that sleep problems could hasten the progression of the disease. … research, we believe that finding ways to stabilize sleep patterns could be a new approach to helping people …