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  • Neuroimaging
  • Sleep Medicine

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  • Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a prodromal sign of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Cerebral structural alterations in iRBD are not well understood in terms of progression and relation to clinical symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if cerebral structural alterations in iRBD are progressive.
  • To compare these alterations with normal aging.
  • To investigate the relationship between structural changes and clinical symptoms in iRBD.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 18 iRBD patients and 24 healthy controls.
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for cortical thickness and subcortical volume analysis.
  • Clinical examinations and neuropsychological testing.

Main Results:

  • iRBD patients showed thinner cortices (frontal, occipital, temporal) and caudate atrophy compared to controls.
  • Brain atrophy in iRBD was slower than in normal aging, not progressive.
  • Cognitive functions, including executive functions, were lower in iRBD patients at baseline but did not show progressive decline.

Conclusions:

  • Cerebral atrophy in iRBD may not be progressive but exhibits a slower rate of decline than normal aging.
  • The observed atrophy patterns overlap with early Parkinson's disease.
  • Cognitive impairment in iRBD appears to be non-progressive.