Neuroimaging identifies patients with REM sleep disturbances who will suffer Parkinson's disease

In 2006, and after 5 years of follow-up, researchers showed that one-half of all patients with REM sleep disturbances develop a neurodegenerative disorder such as Parkinson's disease. A new study by the same group uses SPECT and transcranial ultrasound neuroimaging techniques to identify those patients at greatest risk of developing neurodegenerative disease.

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