RBD
Dec
27
2008
This entry was posted by admin on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 4:29 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Research, Top News.
Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) appears to be a predictor of neurodegenerative disease in more than 50 percent of cases, according to a recent study
According to the latest study by Dr. Ronald Postuma, of the Research Institute of the MUHC, and Dr. Jacques Montplaisir, of the Université de Montréal and the Hospital of the Sacred Heart of Montreal, 52.4 per cent of patients with Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep behavior disorder develop a neurodegenerative disease within 12 years following their initial diagnosis.
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Mar
28
2008
This entry was posted by DebiJS on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 3:45 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Research, Top News.
There is new promise on the horizon for those who suffer from REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), according to researchers at the University of Toronto.
RDB, a neurological disorder that causes violent twitches and muscle contractions during rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep, can lead to serious injuries.
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May
17
2007
This entry was posted by admin on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 11:02 am (UTC), and is categorically filed in Research, Top News.
Mayo Clinic researchers and a group of international collaborators have discovered a correlation between an extreme form of sleep disorder and eventual onset of parkinsonism or dementia. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Brain.
Clinical observations and pathology studies, as well as research in animal models, led to the findings that patients with the violent rapid eye movement sleep (REM) behavior disorder (RBD) have a high probability of later developing Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease or multiple system atrophy (a Parkinson’s-like disorder), because all of these conditions appear to stem from a similar neurodegenerative origin.
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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.
