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- Title
Sleep and Aging.
- Authors
Millman, Richard P.
- Abstract
The article discusses the minimal change in sleep period time with aging in Rhode Island. It presents an analysis of insomnia and daytime sleepiness in which patients do not fall asleep until 2 or 3 am. It presents insomnia as sleeping difficulty or poor quality sleep and chronic insomnia to be associated with poor physical and mental health. It mentions several causes of insomnia including heart failure and asthma exacerbations . It further focuses on several disorders including Restless Legs syndrome (RLS), Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder and obstructive sleep apnea. Information about RLS and REM is also provided.
- Subjects
RHODE Island; AGE factors in sleep disorders; INSOMNIACS; SLEEP disorders; HEART failure; RESTLESS legs syndrome; RAPID eye movement sleep; SLEEP apnea syndromes; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Medicine & Health Rhode Island, 2012, Vol 95, Issue 3, p88
- ISSN
1086-5462
- Publication type
Article