Category: Parasomnias

Parasomnias

RBD’s New Biomarker Era

In REM sleep behavior disorder, a skin biopsy helps sleep specialists identify underlying pathology years before motor symptoms appear.

Parasomnias

Sleep Disorder Patients’ Brain Scans Could Forecast Future Parkinson’s Development

PET imaging reveals abnormal brain circuitry and dopamine loss in individuals with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder, years before the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s.

Parasomnias

AI Tool Aims to Ease Detection of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

An Innsbruck research team has developed a diagnostic tool using artificial intelligence to detect and manage isolated REM sleep behavior disorder.

REM Parasomnias

Positive Sound Exposure Reduces Nightmares in Sleep Study

Investigators found that positive sound exposure, used in conjunction with imagery rehearsal therapy, produced promising results for individuals with nightmare disorders.

Non-REM Parasomnias

‘Fight or Flight’ Discovery in Sleepwalkers Paves Way to New Insights

It had been assumed that the deep sleep of sleepwalkers would show an elevated fight-or-flight response that would predispose them to higher risks of experiencing sleepwalking episodes.