Pilot screening for prodromal Parkinson's disease in post-9/11 Veterans with probable rapid eye movement sleep
Melissa B Jones1, Dakota Broadway2, Taryn White2
1Mental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA; Research Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
|February 1, 2025
Abstract:
This pilot examined prodromal markers in post-9/11 Veterans with TBI and probable REM sleep behavior disorder (N = 12). RBD was confirmed in 5 of 10 (50 %) participants with polysomnography. Veterans with subthreshold parkinsonism had lower olfactory scores. Future studies should quantify REM sleep without atonia and include broader markers.


