ORLANDO, Fla. — Glymphatic function, as measured by an index of system clearance, is associated with rates of cognitive and motor decline as well as disability worsening in Parkinson’s disease, according to a poster.
“We know [Parkinson’s disease] is characterized by motor symptoms but there are some non-motor symptoms that are debilitating like cognitive function and sleep impairment, which we believe might be related to the glymphatic system,” Aya Miften, BA, a student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, told Healio.
Prior research has