Troubled sleep and dementia.

• Autores: Claudia Wallis
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 320, Nº. 5, 2019, págs. 26-26
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the role of sleeplessness in Alzheimer's disease and the possibility of treating sleep disorders in delaying the development of Alzheimer's symptoms. It states that studies have found people with poor sleep quality have greater tau and beta-amyloid levels in their cerebrospinal fluid. It commented on the use of the drug trazodone to assist in sleeping for older adults with mild cognitive impairment from Alzheimer's slowed the rate of decline compared to a control group.