We all know that sooner or later, sleep disorders will lead to something more serious as far as our health is concerned. Apparently, there have been a lot of known illnesses associated with it and Parkinson’s disease is one that may be inherited from it.

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) can lead to Parkinson’s disease if people suffering from sleep disorders are not careful. Many of us treat sleep disorder as something minor for the initial stages but allowing it to recur in the long run may lead us to deal with something more than just sleep problems. To avoid these complications, it would be wise to see therapists and sleep specialists just to avoid this potential danger that may overtake our lives.

REM is the sleep phase in which dreams occur. Periods of REM are variable in length, but normally represent about 20 percent of a typical night’s sleep. Interruption or lack of REM sleep can cause a variety of symptoms such as frequent nocturnal wakening, daytime sleepiness, and restless movement.

The overall prevalence of REM sleep behavior disorders in this population was 8.0 percent. “These are ostensibly cognitively normal older people in the community” and a prevalence of 8.0 percent is high, Boeve told Reuters Health, “especially if it is a risk factor for dementia.”

(Source) Reuters

Tags: parkinson_s_disease, rapid_eye_movement, rem, sleep, sleep_disorders

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