Abstract
There is great interest in the study of sleep in healthy and cognitively impaired elderly. Sleep disorders have been related to quality of aging. Sleep-related movements are a frequent cause of disordered sleep and daytime sleepiness. Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) is often unrecognized in the elderly. This review explores RLS/WED in the elderly population. The elderly population may be subdivided into 3 groups: healthy, dependent, and frail. The RLS/WED could be a predictor for lower physical function; its burden on quality of life and health care-related costs, in the elderly, should be an important clinical and public health concern.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 331-342 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Sleep Medicine Clinics |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Elderly
- Restless legs syndrome
- Sleep
- Willis-Ekbom disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Neurology
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Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease and Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep in the Elderly with and without Dementia. / Figorilli, Michela; Puligheddu, Monica; Ferri, Raffaele.
In: Sleep Medicine Clinics, Vol. 10, No. 3, 01.09.2015, p. 331-342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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