REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Linked to Parkinson’s

  • Posted in Snoring
  •  By Loran Simon

sick manA review published in the online edition of the journal, JAMA Neurology, an average 50 percent of people who suffer from the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep disorder also referred to as RBD go on to develop Parkinson’s disease within a decade. Eventually, 81 to 90 percent of people with REM sleep disorder will develop Parkinson’s disease, a neurologic disorder.

The disorder RBD is distinguished from other sleep disorders through a polysomnography and the demonstration of REM sleep without atonia (loss of muscle tone). Additionally, RBD patients are likely to have a history of traumatic brain injury, farming, pesticide exposure, and fewer years of education, which are similar to risk factors associated with Parkinson’s disease.

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