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REM sleep behavior disorder and other sleep abnormalities in p. A53T SNCA mutation carriers.
Sleep - 14 May 2021
Simitsi Athina Maria, Koros Christos, Stamelou Maria, Papadimitriou Dimitra, Leonardos Athanasios, Bougea Anastasia, Papagiannakis Nikolaos, Pachi Ioanna, Angelopoulou Efthalia, Lourentzos Konstantinos, Bonakis Anastasios, Stefanis Leonidas
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Τo assess whether REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) and other sleep abnormalities occur in carriers of the p.A53T alpha-synuclein gene (SNCA) mutation, using both subjective and objective measures. METHODS: We have assessed 15 p.A53T carriers (10 manifesting Parkinson's Disease [PD-A53T] and 5 asymptomatic carriers) with simultaneous Video-PSG (polysomnography) recording, the Epworth Sleepiness...
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