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Targeting the Body’s Circadian Clock to Improve Sleep Quality in Parkinson’s Disease
… Study Rationale: Chronic sleep disruption is among the most frequently reported and … features of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This loss of sleep quality is driven by dysregulation of the …
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Ask the MD: Acting Out Dreams and Parkinson's Disease
August 9, 2018
… down the path to diagnosis: acting out his dreams, or REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). This sleep condition is a lesser-known symptom of Parkinson's …
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Acting Out Dreams While Asleep
… act out their dreams. They may punch, kick or yell while asleep. This condition is called REM sleep behavior disorder or RBD. Sleep problems, including …
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Identifying and Characterizing Genetic Causes of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease
… During the rapid eye movement (REM) phase of sleep, when we dream, our voluntary muscles are paralyzed so that we would not act out our dreams. In REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), patients lose this ability. …
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Parkinson’s Disease and Acting Out Your Dreams (Ask the MD Video)
March 29, 2022
… Council member Gary Rafaloff here. We all dream when we sleep. Some don’t remember dreams. Others clearly recall … or fending off an enemy. Acting out dreams is called REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). This sleep condition can be part of Parkinson’s disease (PD). For …
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Serotonin and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Parkinson Disease
… Objective/Rationale: Sleep related problems are a major cause of impairment in … Recent studies indicate a high incidence of a disabling sleep disorder – sleep disordered breathing (SDB; known also …