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Visual short-term memory deficits in REM sleep behaviour disorder mirror those in Parkinson's disease.

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Individuals with REM sleep behaviour disorder are at significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Here we examined visual short-term memory deficits-long associated with Parkinson's disease-in patients with REM sleep behaviour disorder without Parkinson's disease using a novel task that measures recall precision. Visual short-term memory for sequentially presented coloured bars of different orientation was assessed in 21 patients with polysomnography-proven idiopathic REM slee...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1093/brain/awv334

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Monument Trust Discovery Award
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Zokaei, N
Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network More from this funder
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National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre More from this funder
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Brain : a journal of neurology Journal website
Volume:
139
Issue:
Pt 1
Pages:
47-53
Publication date:
2016-01-01
Acceptance date:
2015-10-05
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EISSN:
1460-2156
ISSN:
0006-8950
Language:
English
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pubs:585887
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uuid:12a1902c-12b5-4f19-a333-ead542138f55
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585887
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2016-01-20

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