Biomarkers of conversion to α-synucleinopathy in isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder

MG Miglis, CH Adler, E Antelmi, D Arnaldi… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Patients with isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) are commonly
regarded as being in the early stages of a progressive neurodegenerative disease involving …

Neurophysiological aspects of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD): a narrative review

M Figorilli, G Lanza, P Congiu, R Lecca, E Casaglia… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) is the polysomnographic (PSG) hallmark of rapid eye
movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD), a feature essential for the diagnosis of this …

Quantification of REM sleep without atonia: A review of study methods and meta-analysis of their performance for the diagnosis of RBD

M Puligheddu, M Figorilli, P Congiu, R Lecca… - Sleep Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present review focuses on REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) scoring methods. In
consideration of the numerous papers published in the last decade, that used different …

Facilitatory/inhibitory intracortical imbalance in REM sleep behavior disorder: early electrophysiological marker of neurodegeneration?

G Lanza, D Aricò, B Lanuzza, FII Cosentino, M Tripodi… - Sleep, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Previous studies found an early impairment of the short-interval
intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF) to transcranial magnetic …

Considering REM sleep behavior disorder in the management of Parkinson's disease

M Figorilli, M Meloni, G Lanza, E Casaglia… - Nature and Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is the result of the loss of
physiological inhibition of muscle tone during REM sleep, characterized by dream-enacting …

Severity of REM sleep without atonia correlates with measures of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in REM sleep behaviour disorder

M Figorilli, F Meloni, R Lecca… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to correlate REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) and neuropsychological
data in patients with idiopathic/isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) and those …

[HTML][HTML] Masseter vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: A new tool to assess the vestibulomasseteric reflex pathway

A Nagarajan, SK Sinha - Journal of Otology, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose This review article provides the readers with an in-depth insight in understanding
and interpreting various research literatures on the masseter vestibular evoked myogenic …

REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD): Personal perspectives and research priorities

CH Schenck - Journal of Sleep Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The formal identification and naming of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour
disorder (RBD) in 1985–1987 is described; the historical background of RBD from 1966 to …

REM sleep without atonia and vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials: clinical brainstem dysfunction in early-stage Parkinson's disease and isolated REM sleep …

W **e, Y Shen, Y Chen, S Zhuang, Y Wang, H **, H Li… - Sleep Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether the onset of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior
disorder (RBD) is associated with changes in brainstem neuronal pathway dysfunction as …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical neurophysiology of REM parasomnias: Diagnostic aspects and insights into pathophysiology

M Bergmann, B Högl, A Stefani - Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Parasomnias are due to a transient unstable state dissociation during entry into sleep, within
sleep, or during arousal from sleep, and manifest with abnormal sleep related behaviors …