touchNEUROLOGY was joined by Prof. Claudia Trenkwalder (Paracelsus-Elena-Hospital, Kassel Germany, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Germany) to discuss her EAN presentation looking into REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder and the connection with neurodegeneration.
The abstract entitled: ‘REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD): future implications for neurodegenerative disease’ was presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Virtual 2021.
Questions:
- What are the diagnostic criteria for REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD)? (0:30)
- What are the clinical implications of RBD? (2:42)
- What are the connections between RBD and neurodegeneration? (4:45)
- What are the advances in preventative, slowing or curative α-synucleinopathy treatments? (6:07)
Disclosures: Claudia Trenkwalder has received honorarium from UCB for educational lectures and consulting.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.
Filmed as a highlight of the EAN Congress, Virtual 2021
