Frequency and characteristic features of REM sleep without atonia

F Dijkstra, M Viaene, D Crosiers, I De Volder… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Isolated REM sleep without atonia (iRSWA) is regarded as prodromal phase of
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and synucleinopathies. Other factors, however, have …

Systematic quantitative assessment of motor function in clinically isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder: a diagnostic window into early alpha‐synucleinopathies

J Nisser, S Derlien, P Bublak, M Schwab… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mild motor abnormalities can herald the beginning of Parkinson´ s disease but their
diagnostic value is limited by multifactorial ageing‐related influences on motor function. We …

Excessive daytime sleepiness and topographic expansion of Lewy pathology

RD Abbott, GW Ross, JE Duda, C Shin… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective While excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) can predate the clinical diagnosis of
Parkinson disease (PD), associations with underlying PD pathogenesis are unknown. Our …

Disturbed sleep in P arkinson's disease: anatomical and pathological correlates

ME Kalaitzakis, SM Gentleman… - Neuropathology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Abnormal sleep is a common feature of P arkinson's disease (PD) and prodromal
disorders of sleep are frequent (eg restless legs syndrome and rapid eye movement sleep …

No difference in sleep and RBD between different types of patients with multiple system atrophy: a pilot video‐polysomnographical study

ML Muntean, F Sixel-Döring, C Trenkwalder - Sleep Disorders, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA), similarly to patients with alpha‐
synucleinopathies, can present with different sleep problems. We sought to analyze sleep …

Circadian rhythms of melatonin and peripheral clock gene expression in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder

K Weissová, J Škrabalová, K Skálová, K Červená… - Sleep Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate changes in the expression of clock genes and melatonin levels in
patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) as a potential early stage of …

Significance of hyposmia in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder

A Iranzo, P Marrero-González, M Serradell, C Gaig… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Objective To determine if hyposmia in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (IRBD) predicts
short-term conversion to any α-synucleinopathy and declines with time. Methods Olfaction …

Blood pressure circadian rhythm alterations in alpha-synucleinopathies

F Vallelonga, C Di Stefano, A Merola, A Romagnolo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction We sought to analyze the blood pressure (BP) circadian rhythm in Parkinson's
disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA), and pure autonomic failure (PAF) and to …

RBD and hyposmia in Moroccan patients with a synucleinopathy: prevalence and the timing of occurrence in a large cohort

H El Otmani, M Daghi, M Maghfour, K Haddouali… - Acta Neurologica …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) and hyposmia
are common in synucleinopathies and they tend to occur in connection to the prodromal …

Polysomnographic data in Dementia with Lewy Bodies: correlation with clinical symptoms and comparison with other α-synucleinopathies

P Bugalho, M Salavisa, JP Marto, C Borbinha, L Alves - Sleep medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Sleep dysfunction is frequent in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), but
polysomnographic (PSG) data is scarce. Our objectives were to:(1) compare PSG data …