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Parkinson’s Disease and Acting Out Your Dreams (Ask the MD Podcast)
March 30, 2022
… Acting out dreams — yelling, kicking or punching during sleep — is called REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). RBD can, in some people, be …
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Recruitment is on for PPMI's New Pre-Motor Cohort
June 5, 2013
… PD: reduced sense of smell (hyposmia); rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD); and a mutation in the LRRK2 … smell survey RBD: Many people with Parkinson’s have trouble sleeping. One particular sleep disorder that is associated …
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What Might Early Parkinson’s Look Like?
March 18, 2015
… Institute at Weill Cornell Medical Center, said that REM sleep behavior disorder, characterized by a tendency to act out one’s dreams while asleep, is one of the strongest prediagnostic symptoms, along … Markers Initiative study is observing people with REM sleep behavior disorder and smell loss — among other …
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Alpha-synuclein Effects on Gut-brain Circuits and Pre-motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
… affecting this spread, resulting in early symptoms such as sleep disorders seen in humans before development of … that may occur before the movement problems, particularly sleep disorders. Given the reduced risk of PD in women prior … alpha-synuclein pathology to prevent disease spread. Our sleep and menopause studies will further identify …
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Healthy Diet Linked to Fewer Parkinson’s Symptoms
August 25, 2020
… with fewer symptoms, such as constipation, depression and sleep changes, which are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) … commonly precede diagnosis, including constipation and REM sleep behavior disorder (acting out dreams) as well as other … decreased ability to see color, excessive daytime sleepiness and pain. Those who closely followed an alternate …
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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Trial of Nexalin® vs. Placebo in Subjects with Early Parkinson's Disease
… stiffness, they may be associated with side effects such as sleepiness, nausea and dizziness and may be less effective … to treatment in terms of physical symptoms of PD as well as sleep, anxiety and depression. Relevance to … and may benefit both motor symptoms and well as mood and sleep issues. Anticipated Outcome: The hypothesis is that …