Turning alterations detected by mobile health technology in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder.

ABSTRACT: Idiopathic REM sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD) is a condition at high risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) and other alpha-synucleinopathies. The aim of the study was to evaluate subtle turning alterations by using Mobile health technology in iRBD individuals without subthreshold parkinsonism. A total of 148 participants (23 persons with polysomnography-confirmed iRBD without subthreshold parkinsonism, 60 drug-naïve PD patients, and 65 age-matched controls were included in this prospective cross-sectional study. All underwent a multidimensional assessment including cognitive and non-motor symptoms assessment. Then a Timed-Up-and-Go test (TUG) at normal and fast speed was performed using mobile health technology on the lower back (Rehagait®, Hasomed, Germany). Duration, mean, and peak

SUBMITTER: Zatti C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10948811 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature