REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.

BACKGROUND: Concomitant REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is commonly observed in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Although the brainstem structures responsible for the symptoms of RBD correspond to the premotor stages of PD, the association of RBD with motor and non-motor features in e...

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Main Authors: Rolinski, M, Szewczyk-Krolikowski, K, Tomlinson, P, Nithi, K, Talbot, K, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Hu, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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author Rolinski, M
Szewczyk-Krolikowski, K
Tomlinson, P
Nithi, K
Talbot, K
Ben-Shlomo, Y
Hu, M
author_facet Rolinski, M
Szewczyk-Krolikowski, K
Tomlinson, P
Nithi, K
Talbot, K
Ben-Shlomo, Y
Hu, M
author_sort Rolinski, M
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description BACKGROUND: Concomitant REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is commonly observed in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Although the brainstem structures responsible for the symptoms of RBD correspond to the premotor stages of PD, the association of RBD with motor and non-motor features in early PD remains unclear. METHODS: The study evaluated 475 patients with PD within 3.5 years of diagnosis for the presence of probable RBD (pRBD) using the REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder Screening Questionnaire (RBDSQ). A neurologist and a trained research nurse carried out evaluation of each participant blinded to the results of the RBDSQ. Standardised rating scales for motor and non-motor features of PD, as well as health-related quality of life measures, were assessed. Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were used to determine the relationship between pRBD and a variety of outcomes, controlling for confounding factors. RESULTS: The overall frequency of pRBD was 47.2% (95% CI 42.7% to 51.9%). None of the patients had a previous diagnosis of RBD. Patients with PD and concomitant pRBD did not differ on motor phenotype and scored comparably on the objective motor scales, but reported problems with motor aspects of daily living more frequently. Adjusted for age, sex, disease duration and smoking history, pRBD was associated with greater sleepiness (p=0.001), depression (p=0.001) and cognitive impairment (p=0.006). CONCLUSIONS: pRBD is common and under-recognised in early PD. It is associated with increased severity and frequency of non-motor features, poorer subjective motor performance and a greater impact on health-related quality of life.
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spelling oxford-uuid:0ed3825d-b39e-4006-8066-c61843a762de2022-03-26T09:48:02ZREM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0ed3825d-b39e-4006-8066-c61843a762deEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2014Rolinski, MSzewczyk-Krolikowski, KTomlinson, PNithi, KTalbot, KBen-Shlomo, YHu, MBACKGROUND: Concomitant REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is commonly observed in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Although the brainstem structures responsible for the symptoms of RBD correspond to the premotor stages of PD, the association of RBD with motor and non-motor features in early PD remains unclear. METHODS: The study evaluated 475 patients with PD within 3.5 years of diagnosis for the presence of probable RBD (pRBD) using the REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder Screening Questionnaire (RBDSQ). A neurologist and a trained research nurse carried out evaluation of each participant blinded to the results of the RBDSQ. Standardised rating scales for motor and non-motor features of PD, as well as health-related quality of life measures, were assessed. Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were used to determine the relationship between pRBD and a variety of outcomes, controlling for confounding factors. RESULTS: The overall frequency of pRBD was 47.2% (95% CI 42.7% to 51.9%). None of the patients had a previous diagnosis of RBD. Patients with PD and concomitant pRBD did not differ on motor phenotype and scored comparably on the objective motor scales, but reported problems with motor aspects of daily living more frequently. Adjusted for age, sex, disease duration and smoking history, pRBD was associated with greater sleepiness (p=0.001), depression (p=0.001) and cognitive impairment (p=0.006). CONCLUSIONS: pRBD is common and under-recognised in early PD. It is associated with increased severity and frequency of non-motor features, poorer subjective motor performance and a greater impact on health-related quality of life.
spellingShingle Rolinski, M
Szewczyk-Krolikowski, K
Tomlinson, P
Nithi, K
Talbot, K
Ben-Shlomo, Y
Hu, M
REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.
title REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.
title_full REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.
title_fullStr REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.
title_full_unstemmed REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.
title_short REM sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non-motor features in early Parkinson's disease.
title_sort rem sleep behaviour disorder is associated with worse quality of life and other non motor features in early parkinson s disease
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