Another expert study has shown that if older men start having nightmares too often, then this may signal the initial stage of Parkinson's disease development. Doctors have long been convinced that the appearance of nightmares is directly related to neurological problems. Recent research has shown that there is a link between Parkinson's disease and regular nightmares.
The study was conducted for 12 years. During all this time 3818 elderly people were monitored. Experts were able to prove that those men who have more frequent nightmares are twice as likely to experience the onset of Parkinson's. Most participants in the experiment were diagnosed in the first five years.
Experts said another interesting point. You can understand what the risk of developing a deviation is just by asking what exactly a person sees in his dreams.
After some time, doctors were able to stop the appearance of many other signs of Parkinson's disease. These include the appearance of tremor as well as lethargy.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that most often the problem is that Parkinson's disease can not be diagnosed in time. As a rule, the presence of pathology is established only at a late stage.
Numerous practice shows that most patients seek medical help only after an average of 60-80% of neurons capable of releasing dopamine die. It has also been found that nightmares are evidence that the disease can progress very quickly.
"Early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease plays a very important role, but we do not have sufficient risk indicators. "Most tests are too expensive or do not show a completely accurate result," said Abidemi Otaikou of the University of Birmingham.
For many years now, experts have been trying to determine what the link is between Parkinson's disease and nightmares.
At the time of establishing an accurate diagnosis, about a quarter of patients said they had had persistent nightmares recently. Attention should be paid to the fact that men suffering from Parkinson's disease are much more likely to have nightmares than women.