Saccade, Pupil, and Blink Responses in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) patients exhibit deficits in saccade performance, pupil function, and blink rate. Isolated REM (rapid eye movement) Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) is a harbinger to PD making them candidates to investigate for early oculomotor abnormalities as PD biomarkers.

Objectives: We tested whether saccade, pupillary, and blink responses in RBD were similar to PD.

Malnutrition and dementia.

What was the nature of the CPD activity and/or practice-related feedback and/or event or experience in your practice? The CPD article outlined the effects dementia may have on a person's ability to eat and drink safely. It discussed assessment tools to identify patients at risk of malnutrition and management strategies to help maintain nutritional intake.