Parkinsonian Syndromes and Sleep An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

In this issue of <i>Sleep Medicine Clinics</i>, guest editors Drs. Ray Chaudhury, Karolina Poplowska-Domaszewics, and Naomi Limbachiya bring their considerable expertise to the topic of <b>Synucleinopathies and Sleep</b>. Patients with synucleinopathies often experience disrupted sleep patterns, such as insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, REM sleep behavior disorder, and sleep fragmentation. These sleep disturbances can have a significant impact on overall quality of life, and understanding and managing them are crucial aspects of appropriate and effective care and treatment plans.<ul><li>Contains <b>17 relevant, practice-oriented topics</b> including diversity, ethnic differences, sleep dysfunction, and Parkinson''s disease; dementia with Lewy bodies and sleep dysfunction; Parkinson''s disease and restless legs syndrome; clinical and molecular biomarkers of sleep dysfunction in Parkinson''s disease; deep brain stimulation and Parkinson''s disease; early onset Parkinson''s disease and sleep dysfunction; and more</li><li>Provides in-depth <b>clinical reviews on synucleinopathies and sleep</b>, offering actionable insights for clinical practice</li><li>Presents the <b>latest information on this timely, focused topic</b> under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews</li></ul>