REM sleep behavior disorder and degenerative dementia: an association likely reflecting Lewy body disease.

BF, Boeve; MH, Silber; TJ, Ferman; E, Kokmen; GE, Smith; RJ, Ivnik; JE, Parisi; EJ, Olson; RC, Petersen

doi:10.1212/wnl.51.2.363

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REM sleep behavior disorder and degenerative dementia: an association likely reflecting Lewy body disease.

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Authors:

Boeve BF

Silber MH

Ferman TJ

Abstract

Background REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) has been reported with various neurodegenerative disorders, most frequently in disorders with Lewy body pathology. RBD often precedes the onset of PD, and a recent prospective study showed that 38% of patients with RBD eventually developed PD.Methods We i...

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