The Functional Impact of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Parkinson?s Disease
with Mild Cognitive Impairment 


   Note: An Official Proposal has not been Submitted to NACC.


   Lead Investigator:    Rachel Schade
   Institution      :    UCSD-Neurosciences
   E-Mail           :    kathryn_gauthreaux@yahoo.com
   Proposal ID      :    1624



   Proposal Description:
   RBD is common in PD and has been associated with worse cognitive function. Although RBD is associated with a higher risk for MCI in PD, the specific association between RBD and cognition in those that have MCI has not been investigated in a matched group of PD participants. This study examines whether severity and the functional impact of cognitive decline in Parkinson?s disease mild cognitive impairment (PD MCI) participants differ between those with and without REM sleep behavior disorder (+RBD, -RBD respectively)