title: Sleep in aging.
abstract: Sleep-related complaints, particularly insomnia and wakefulness at night, are common. The causes are multiple, and include normal, if not ideal, changes in sleep stages and organization with age. The prevalence of sleep disorders is also known to increase with advancing age. These factors are even more exaggerated in the sleep of older individuals who suffer from dementia, and may account for nocturnal agitation in this group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bundlie
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*