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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Parkinson's Disease: Effects on Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Functional outcomes.

Zanjbeel MahmoodRyan Van PattenMarina Z NakhlaElizabeth W TwamleyJ Vincent FiloteoDawn M Schiehser
Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2020)
The presence of pRBD is associated with poorer neuropsychological functioning in PD such that PD patients with pRBD have poorer cognitive, functional, and emotional outcomes compared to HC participants and/or PD patients without pRBD. Our findings underscore the importance of RBD assessment for improved detection and treatment of neuropsychological deficits (e.g., targeted cognitive interventions).
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