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 …

Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson's disease

LMA Oliveira, T Gasser, R Edwards… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
With the advent of the genetic era in Parkinson's disease (PD) research in 1997, α-synuclein
was identified as an important player in a complex neurodegenerative disease that affects> …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and imaging evidence of brain-first and body-first Parkinson's disease

J Horsager, K Knudsen, M Sommerauer - Neurobiology of disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Braak's hypothesis has been extremely influential over the last two decades. However,
neuropathological and clinical evidence suggest that the model does not conform to all …

Risk factors for phenoconversion in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder

H Zhang, A Iranzo, B Högl, I Arnulf… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to follow up predictive factors for α‐synuclein–related
neurodegenerative diseases in a multicenter cohort of idiopathic/isolated rapid eye …

Genome-wide association study of REM sleep behavior disorder identifies polygenic risk and brain expression effects

L Krohn, K Heilbron, C Blauwendraat… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD), enactment of dreams during
REM sleep, is an early clinical symptom of alpha-synucleinopathies and defines a more …

Neuroprotective trials in REM sleep behavior disorder: the way forward becomes clearer

RB Postuma - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
As neuroprotective therapies continue to be advanced against neurodegenerative
synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLBs) …

Non-motor symptoms of Parkinsons disease-insights from genetics

KG Jerčić, A Blažeković, S Borovečki… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by both motor and
non-motor symptoms (NMS). NMS including sleep disturbances, depression, anxiety, and …

Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder: Past, present, and future

B Högl, I Arnulf, M Bergmann, M Cesari… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This manuscript presents an overview of REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) with a
special focus on European contributions. After an introduction examining the history of the …

Predictors of RBD progression and conversion to synucleinopathies

ER de Natale, H Wilson, M Politis - Current Neurology and Neuroscience …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of review Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is
considered the expression of the initial neurodegenerative process underlying …

Targeted sequencing of Parkinson's disease loci genes highlights SYT11, FGF20 and other associations

U Rudakou, E Yu, L Krohn, JA Ruskey, F Asayesh… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous loci associated with
Parkinson's disease. The specific genes and variants that drive the associations within the …