© Springer-Verlag Wien 2015Aleksandar Videnovic and Birgit Högl (eds.)Disorders of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Parkinson’s Disease10.1007/978-3-7091-1631-9_10 10. REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Michael J. Howell1 and Carlos H. Schenck2 (1) Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA (2)…
Fig. 9.1 A simplified scheme of the circadian system. The environmental photic (light) and nonphotic (feeding schedules, physical activity) zeitgebers synchronize the central circadian pacemaker (SCN) to daily light–dark and…
Neuronal degeneration Dopaminergic medications Anticholinergic medications MAOB inhibitor medications Depression Anxiety Sleep apnea Insomnia Restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movements in sleep REM sleep behavior disorder Circadian rhythm disorders Psychosis, hallucinations,…
74. Sastre JP, Jouvet M. Le comportement onirique du chat [Oneiric behavior in cats]. Physiol Behav. 1979;22:979–89.CrossRefPubMed 75. Webster HH, Jones BE. Neurotoxic lesions of the dorsolateral pontomesencephalic tegmentum-cholinergic cell…
Fig. 2.1 Degree of Parkinson’s disease related degeneration in sleep-wake regulating nuclei as measured by cell counts. The healthy brain depicts the nuclei, and corresponding neurotransmitter or neuropeptide, known to…
Fig. 4.1 Examples of reports of severity of leg discomfort on the visual analogue scale in a patient with PD without (left) and a patient with (right) RLS during the…
© Springer-Verlag Wien 2015Aleksandar Videnovic and Birgit Högl (eds.)Disorders of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Parkinson’s Disease10.1007/978-3-7091-1631-9_6 6. Insomnia in Parkinson’s Disease Margaret Park1 and Cynthia L. Comella2 (1) Rush University Medical Center, Sleep Disorders Service and Reacher…
Scale Type of disorder assessed Bed partner/informant Period assessed Population studied Number of questions Range of scores (cut–off value) Comments PDSS-2 Nocturnal disturbance Not required, allowed to help Previous week…
Figure 4.1 Correct fitting of a trial frame with each pupil in the centre of each aperture, both horizontally and vertically. Back vertex distance Place a lens (of any value)…
Figure 3.1 Emmetropia: light from a distant object forms an image on the retina Refractive error (ametropia) ‘Refractive error’ (ametropia) means that an eye does not allow light from a…
