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Cognitive training and promoting a healthy lifestyle in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder: The randomized

Anja Ophey1,2, Sinah Röttgen2,3,4, Konstantin Kufer4,5,6

  • 1Department of Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies, Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Alzheimer'S & Dementia : the Journal of the Alzheimer'S Association
|August 5, 2026
PubMed
Abstract

Keywords:
REM sleep behavior disorderbrain healthcognitive traininglifestyle interventionprodromal Parkinson's diseasesecondary dementia prevention

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