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Eye Tracking as a Biomarker for Manifest and Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease
… Our preliminary studies in those with REM behavior sleep disorder (RBD), who are at a high risk for developing … This study will include multi-center teams of movement and sleep disorders clinicians, biomedical engineers and a …
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A Tool for Evaluating Facial Expression for Early Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
… risk of PD, such as people with Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder. Impact on Diagnosis/Treatment of … risk of developing Parkinson's, such as people with REM sleep behavior disorder. If decreased facial expression is a …
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6 Self-Care Tips for Parkinson's Disease Caregivers
May 15, 2015
… for a few moments. 2. Exercise regularly and get enough sleep. Regular exercise has been linked to decreased … effective. Studies suggest that exercise may also help you sleep better at night , as well. 3. Find help , if you can. …
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Informing Clinical Decision Making in the Pre-motor Period of Parkinson Disease
… after neurodegeneration begins. By looking at changes in sleep, mood, bowel and bladder habits, blood pressure or … be diagnosed with PD had more claims for gastrointestinal, sleep, genitourinary, and sweat dysfunction. Within one year … models of PD that suggest the gastrointestinal tract and sleep centers of the brain are affected early in PD, while …
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Study Reveals Risk Factors for Early Psychosis in Parkinson's
April 18, 2017
… sense of smell and increased symptoms of depression and REM sleep behavior (a sleep condition in which a person acts out his or her … symptoms (e.g., lack of sense of smell, depression and REM sleep behavior disorder) does not imply that one will …
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The South End News: Boston University Medical Center Focusing in on Parkinson’s
October 15, 2010
… medical school, he had thought he would find a place in sleep medicine, having done sleep medicine research previously at the University of … to Parkinson’s while completing a study on the kinds of sleep problems Parkinson’s patients have. "I became much …