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ReviewJournal of Parkinson's disease2024

Opportunities and Pitfalls of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Olfactory Dysfunction as Early Markers in Parkinson's Disease.

Beatrice Orso, Sarah Brosse, Johannes Frasnelli, Dario Arnaldi

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Review in Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Beatrice OrsoDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Clinical Neurology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Sarah BrosseDepartment of Anatomy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
Johannes FrasnelliDepartment of Anatomy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
Dario ArnaldiDepartment of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Clinical Neurology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal · CAOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITUniversity of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During its pre-motor stage, Parkinson's disease (PD) presents itself with a multitude of non-motor symptoms with different degrees of specificity and sensitivity. The most important among them are REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and olfactory dysfunction. RBD is a parasomnia characterized by the loss of REM sleep muscle atonia and dream-enacting behaviors. Olfactory dysfunction in individuals with prodromal PD is usually described as hyposmia (reduced sense of smell) or anosmia (complete loss of olfactory function). These symptoms can precede the full expression of motor symptoms by decades. A close comprehension of these symptoms and the underlying mechanisms may enable early screening as well as interventions to improve patients' quality of life. Therefore, these symptoms have unmatched potential for identifying PD patients in prodromal stages, not only allowing early diagnosis but potentially opening a window for early, possibly disease-modifying intervention. However, they come with certain challenges. This review addresses some of the key opportunities and pitfalls of both RBD and olfactory dysfunction as early markers of PD.

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Olfaction DisordersParkinson DiseaseREM Sleep Behavior DisorderBiomarkersEarly DiagnosisHumansProdromal SymptomsBiomarkersanosmiaearly markershyposmiaParkinson’s diseaseREM sleep behavior disorderscreening

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PMID38517805
PMCPMC11494648
OpenAlexW4393067713

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