Higher Frequency and Complexity of Sleep Disturbances in Dementia with Lewy Bodies as Compared to Alzheimer's Disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Sleep problems are more common in DLB patients compared to AD, and are associated with more clinical impairment. DLB patients frequently have several sleep problems occurring simultaneously, which suggests a need for screening and accurate assessment of sleep in DLB. PMID: 26551998 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases - November 10, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Chwiszczuk L, Breitve M, Hynninen M, Gjerstad MD, Aarsland D, Rongve A Tags: Neurodegener Dis Source Type: research