Open AccessEffect of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity and Cognition of Parkinson's Disease Patients
Author(s) -
Junying Huang,
Jin-Ru Zhang,
Yun Shen,
Huijun Zhang,
Yu-Lan Cao,
ChengJie Mao,
Yaping Yang,
Jing Chen,
ChunFeng Liu,
Jie Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.229888
Subject(s) - polysomnography , obstructive sleep apnea , medicine , rapid eye movement sleep , parkinson's disease , montreal cognitive assessment , rem sleep behavior disorder , sleep apnea , apnea , body mass index , cardiology , audiology , eye movement , disease , cognitive impairment , ophthalmology
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are the most common sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to identify whether RBD could alleviate OSA severity in PD patients and its effect on cognitive impairment.