Contrast sensitivity visual acuity in REM sleep behavior disorder: a comparison with and without Parkinson disease | Zendy

Whitney H. Whitfield | Zendy; Garrett Barr | Zendy; Matthew J. Khayata | Zendy; Peggy Vogt | Zendy; Eric Keasler | Zendy; Jacqueline Sanchez | Zendy; Ziyan Song | Zendy; Marvin Dieujuste | Zendy; Brandon Cardon | Zendy; Ryan Riggs | Zendy; Karina Pique | Zendy; Elliot Merin | Zendy; David Huang | Zendy; Charles Maitland | Zendy

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Contrast sensitivity visual acuity in REM sleep behavior disorder: a comparison with and without Parkinson disease

Author(s) -

Whitney H. Whitfield,

Garrett Barr,

Matthew J. Khayata,

Peggy Vogt,

Eric Keasler,

Jacqueline Sanchez,

Ziyan Song,

Marvin Dieujuste,

Brandon Cardon,

Ryan Riggs,

Karina Pique,

Elliot Merin,

David Huang,

Charles Maitland

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8212

Subject(s) - sleep medicine , medicine , state (computer science) , gerontology , ophthalmology , psychiatry , sleep disorder , computer science , cognition , algorithm

REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by dream enactment behavior and is a premotoric sign associated with parkinsonism and dementia. We previously found contrast sensitivity visual acuity (CSVA) deficiencies in earliest stages of Parkinson disease (PD), plausibly associated with alpha-synuclein deposits in the inner retinal layers. We speculated that individuals with REM sleep behavior without clinical signs of parkinsonism might also show similar deficiencies.

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