Characterization of patients with longstanding idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder

Conclusions:
Prodromal PD markers are common in individuals with longstanding IRBD, suggesting that they are affected by an underlying neurodegenerative process. This observation may be useful for the design of disease-modifying trials to prevent PD onset in IRBD.

Source: Neurology - July 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Iranzo, A., Stefani, A., Serradell, M., Marti, M. J., Lomena, F., Mahlknecht, P., Stockner, H., Gaig, C., Fernandez-Arcos, A., Poewe, W., Tolosa, E., Högl, B., Santamaria, J., For the SINBAR (Sleep Innsbruck Barcelona) group Tags: Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, Parasomnias ARTICLE Source Type: research