If You Have These Symptoms, You’ll Probably Get Parkinson’s In A Decade

By Uncle Dave Tuesday June 20, 2006

Sleep disorder may foretell Parkinson`s

People suffering from a rare rapid-eye-movement sleep behavior disorder are likely experiencing early warning signs of a neurodegenerative disease, according to new research.

Most of the study participants diagnosed with idiopathic RBD — a violent disorder in which people physically act out their dreams — got Parkinson`s, a type of dementia or another neurodegenerative condition within about 11 years.

11 Comments

ECA says:

6/20/2006 at 10:45 am

They have a Drug, still in testing thats SUPPOSED to stop Parkinsons.
Looks very promising.
Max Bell says:

6/20/2006 at 11:14 am

Hmm. This sounds entirely like me.

I guess I’ll have to ignore it.
Rob X. says:

6/20/2006 at 12:34 pm

‘we just keep paying enormous markups on the drugs we all, take, miracles will be accomplished.”

Because drug research is supposed to be done for free of course.
Ann Hadland says:

6/26/2006 at 12:47 pm

I have a sleep disorder (I’m 66 yrs old now and used to sleepwalk as a teenager but only rarely now; however I do have violently real dreams). I also suffer from familial hemiplegic migrainous episodes where I lose all feeling and use of left side, have slurred speech, and twisted face. These episodes are largely controlled by medication but I do worry I may end up with Parkinsons – this research seems to confirm my fears. I have been hospitalised several times with these attacks and one consultant did mention Parkinsons in passing but said I had nothing to worry about for years yet. Long-term medication use worries me though.
environment says:

7/4/2006 at 7:17 am

Thanks for the information, it was very helpful.
Justin Jhones says:

8/7/2006 at 3:42 am

Isn’t there any way to prevent parkinson’s disease.