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Cognition and driving ability in isolated and symptomatic REM sleep behavior disorder.

David J Sandness, Stuart J McCarter, Lucas G Dueffert, Paul W Shepard, Ashley M Enke, Julie Fields, Michelle M Mielke, Bradley F Boeve, Michael H Silber, Erik K St Louis

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Article in Sleep, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David J SandnessMayo Sleep Behavior and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Rochester, MN, USA.
Stuart J McCarterMayo Sleep Behavior and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Rochester, MN, USA.
Lucas G DueffertMayo Sleep Behavior and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Rochester, MN, USA.
Paul W ShepardMayo Sleep Behavior and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Rochester, MN, USA.
Ashley M EnkeMayo Sleep Behavior and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Rochester, MN, USA.
Julie FieldsDepartment of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA.
Michelle M MielkeDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA.
Bradley F BoeveMayo Center for Sleep Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4153-8187
Michael H SilberMayo Center for Sleep Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
Erik K St LouisMayo Sleep Behavior and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2833-8826
Mayo Clinic · USPark Nicollet Clinic · US

Funding

MAYO CLINIC CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE ACTIVITIESUL1RR024150 · NCRR · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI RIZZA, ROBERT A. · 2006 to 2011
$66.4M
THE PGRN/TDP-43 AXIS IN ALZHEIMER?S DISEASE AND NEURODEGENERATIONP50AG016574 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI BU, GUOJUN · 1999 to 2018
$36.9M
Neuroprotective Treatment Trial Planning in REM Sleep Behavior DisorderR34AG056639 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BOEVE, BRADLEY F, JU, YO-EL S · 2018 to 2019
$1.2M
NCATS NIH HHSNCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024150NIA NIH HHS P50 AG016574NIA NIH HHS R34 AG056639NIH HHS 1 UL1 RR024150-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesTo analyze cognitive deficits leading to unsafe driving in patients with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), strongly associated with cognitive impairment and synucleinopathy-related neurodegeneration.

methodsTwenty isolated RBD (iRBD), 10 symptomatic RBD (sRBD), and 20 age- and education-matched controls participated in a prospective case-control driving simulation study. Group mean differences were compared with correlations between cognitive and driving safety measures.

resultsiRBD and sRBD patients were more cognitively impaired than controls in global neurocognitive functioning, processing speeds, visuospatial attention, and distractibility (p < .05). sRBD patients drove slower with more collisions than iRBD patients and controls (p < .05), required more warnings, and had greater difficulty following and matching speed of a lead car during simulated car-following tasks (p < .05). Driving safety measures were similar between iRBD patients and controls. Slower psychomotor speed correlated with more off-road accidents (r = 0.65) while processing speed (-0.88), executive function (-0.90), and visuospatial impairment (0.74) correlated with safety warnings in sRBD patients. Slower stimulus recognition was associated with more signal-light (0.64) and stop-sign (0.56) infractions in iRBD patients.

conclusionsiRBD and sRBD patients have greater selective cognitive impairments than controls, particularly visuospatial abilities and processing speed. sRBD patients exhibited unsafe driving behaviors, associated with processing speed, visuospatial awareness, and attentional impairments. Our results suggest that iRBD patients have similar driving-simulator performance as healthy controls but that driving capabilities regress as RBD progresses to symptomatic RBD with overt signs of cognitive, autonomic, and motor impairment. Longitudinal studies with serial driving simulator evaluations and objective on-road driving performance are needed.

Indexed as

Cognition DisordersREM Sleep Behavior DisorderCognitionExecutive FunctionHumansPolysomnographycognitive impairmentdriving capabilityREM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)synucleinopathy-related neurodegenerationvisuospatial impairment

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PMID34958375
PMCPMC8996024
OpenAlexW4200166712

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