Quantitative REM Sleep without Atonia in Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor.
Thomas R GossardStuart J McCarterEvan GorresJohn C FeemsterPaul C TimmLuke N TeigenChristy L RalstonSarah M WesterlandJimmy P ConwayJack T JagielskiCarl D OlsonLiam J EdgarEmma L VeumRodolfo SavicaBrad F BoeveMichael H SilberErik K St LouisPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2020)
Elevated SM RSWA distinguished PD from ET in patients without dream-enactment symptoms and occurs frequently in PD patients, and in isolated tremor suggests underlying synucleinopathy. Prospective studies will further validate these findings.