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Original Source: Sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness predict vascular dementia.
Background Disturbed sleep is common throughout the community and is associated with an increase in daytime sleepiness, both of which, in turn are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic vascular disease. The hypothesis that sleep disturbances are predictive of dementia, and in particular vascular dementia was tested in a large community-based cohort of older men. Methods A questionnaire on sleep disturbances was administered to 1986 men aged 55-69 years in the Caerphilly Cohort Study and 10 years la...
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Dementia describes a range of symptoms of cognitive decline. For example memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills, and a reduction in a person's abilities and skills in carr...
Sleep disorders disrupt sleep during the night, or cause sleepiness during the day, caused by physiological or psychological factors. The common ones include snoring and sleep apnea, insomnia, par...
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Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems
-- Sleep problems are common in people with dementia, but there are things caregivers can do to help their charges get a peaceful night's rest. The American Academy of Family Physicians mentions these...
Study links dementia to sleep loss
A link between sleep deprivation and dementia in older people has been found by a new study.
Sleep Disorder Highly Predictive of Common Dementia Type
REM sleep behavior disorder is the strongest predictor of determining risk of developing dementia with Lewy bodies in men, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
Paving the way for better sleep in Alzheimer's
A new sleep pattern monitoring system has been developed by UK researchers to help spot sleep disturbance in people diagnosed with early dementia. The system, known as PAViS, could be used remotely by...
New system can help spot sleep disturbance in people with early dementia
A new sleep pattern monitoring system has been developed by UK researchers to help spot sleep disturbance in people diagnosed with early dementia. The system, known as PAViS, could be used remotely by...
Acting out dreams linked to development of dementia, study finds
The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies—the second most common form of dementia in the elderly—is whether he acts out his dreams while sleeping, Mayo Clini...
Acting Out Dreams During Sleep May Signal Dementia
THURSDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who physically act out their dreams while sleeping have a significantly increased risk of developing a specific kind of dementia, a new study contends. "...
Overnight program for dementia patients gives caregivers a rest
NEW YORK — Just after 10 p.m., when most people their age are going to sleep, a group of elderly folks suffering from dementia are just getting started, dancing and shaking t...
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Association of sleep quality and dementia among long-lived Chinese older adults.
In this study, we examined the existence of relationship between sleep quality and dementia in subjects aged 90 years and above. The sample included 216 men and 444 women. Dementia and sleep quality w...
The usefulness of monitoring sleep talking for the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies.
ABSTRACT Background: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia. It is frequently difficult to differentiate DLB from Alzheimer's disease (AD) and oth...
Findings on sleep disturbances in family dementia caregivers are conflicting. We studied the longitudinal effects of dementia caregiving and major transitions in the caregiving situation on caregivers...
Sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness predict vascular dementia.
Background Disturbed sleep is common throughout the community and is associated with an increase in daytime sleepiness, both of which, in turn are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic vascul...
Sleep in dementia and caregiving - assessment and treatment implications: a review.
ABSTRACTBackground: The increasing prevalence of dementia will precipitate a significant burden in terms of the costs of caring for people with dementia over the next 30 years; sleep disturbances in d...
