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Comment
. 2019 Mar 1;142(3):498-501.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awz014.

REM sleep behaviour disorder: an early window for prevention in neurodegeneration?

Rimona S Weil  1   2   3 , Huw R Morris  2   4
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REM sleep behaviour disorder: an early window for prevention in neurodegeneration?

Rimona S Weil et al. Brain. .

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Risk and predictors of dementia and parkinsonism in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a multicentre study’ by Postuma et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awz030).

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  • Risk and predictors of dementia and parkinsonism in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a multicentre study.
    Postuma RB, Iranzo A, Hu M, Högl B, Boeve BF, Manni R, Oertel WH, Arnulf I, Ferini-Strambi L, Puligheddu M, Antelmi E, Cochen De Cock V, Arnaldi D, Mollenhauer B, Videnovic A, Sonka K, Jung KY, Kunz D, Dauvilliers Y, Provini F, Lewis SJ, Buskova J, Pavlova M, Heidbreder A, Montplaisir JY, Santamaria J, Barber TR, Stefani A, St Louis EK, Terzaghi M, Janzen A, Leu-Semenescu S, Plazzi G, Nobili F, Sixel-Doering F, Dusek P, Bes F, Cortelli P, Ehgoetz Martens K, Gagnon JF, Gaig C, Zucconi M, Trenkwalder C, Gan-Or Z, Lo C, Rolinski M, Mahlknecht P, Holzknecht E, Boeve AR, Teigen LN, Toscano G, Mayer G, Morbelli S, Dawson B, Pelletier A. Postuma RB, et al. Brain. 2019 Mar 1;142(3):744-759. doi: 10.1093/brain/awz030. Brain. 2019. PMID: 30789229 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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