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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease and periodic limb movements in sleep in the elderly with and without dementia |
Author: | Figorilli, M. Puligheddu, M. Ferri, R. |
Citation: | Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2015; 10(3):331-342 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 1556-407X 1556-4088 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michela Figorilli, Monica Puligheddu and Raffaele Ferri |
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. |
Keywords: | Elderly Restless legs syndrome Sleep Willis–Ekbom disease |
Rights: | © 2015 Elsevier Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.05.011 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.05.011 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Medicine publications |
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