The Increasing Prevalence of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder with Parkinson's Disease Progression: A Polysomnography-Supported Study.

Friederike Sixel-DöringMaria-Lucia MunteanDaina PetersoneAndreas LehaElisabeth LangBrit MollenhauerClaudia Trenkwalder

Published in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2023)

The prevalence of RBD in patients with advanced PD is high and increases with disease severity, motor deficits, postural instability, orthostatic symptoms, and age. This suggests RBD is a progression marker of PD in patients with sleep complaints.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
risk factors
physical activity
obstructive sleep apnea
traumatic brain injury