title: Sleep in the elderly patient.
abstract: Sleep problems in the elderly are extraordinarily common. The authors discuss normal sleep, changes in sleep with normal aging, and sleep disorders in the elderly, focusing on sleep-disordered breathing. In addition, nocturnal myoclonus and rapid-eye movement behavior disorder are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Feinsilver
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hertz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology