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Neuroplasticity in RBD
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Summary
REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia that reflects the presence of alpha-synucleinopathy in the brain and is highly predictive of eventual phenoconversion to Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple system atrophy over the course of years to decades. Neuroplastic adaptations in the brain during the prodromal stage of disease are thought to mask the expression of motor and non-motor signs and may substantially delay diagnosis during a potentially critical time window. This study will examine the state and progression (over 30 to 36 months) of neuroplastic changes in the excitability of the motor and prefrontal cortex (using transcranial magnetic stimulation), the structural and functional connectivity of the brain (using highfield, 7T, magnetic resonance imaging), and the relationship of these changes to the expression of motor and neuropsychological signs, in a cohort of individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder and matched controls.
Official title: Neuroplasticity in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
86
Start Date
2022-08-01
Completion Date
2030-08-01
Last Updated
2025-05-02
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Natural progression over time
Each subject will attend eight testing sessions (MRI scanning, two TMS-motor test visits, two TMS-prefrontal test visits, motor assessments, neuropsychological testing, and overnight sleep testing (polysomnography - PSG).
Locations (1)
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States