Revista de neurologia
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Revista de neurologia · Oct 2009
[Psychometric attributes of the Parkinson's Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale. An independent validation study].
To perform an independent evaluation of the psychometric attributes of the Parkinson's Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale (PD-CRS). ⋯ The levels of acceptability, internal consistence, construct validity and precision displayed by the PD-CRS were satisfactory.
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There is a strong link between female sex hormones and sleep. This implies the existence of sex differences both in the structure of sleep as in the incidence of various sleep disorders. ⋯ The reasons that underlie in gender differences in sleeping disorders are attributed to differences in normal sleep pattern, in the clinical manifestations and risk factors for sleep disorders, and in the results and optimal dose of treatments.