Nighttime Agitation in Persons with Dementia as a Manifestation of Restless Legs Syndrome
Nighttime agitation or “sundowning” is challenging for clinicians and caregivers to manage in older adults in the dementia stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD-D). Our research previously revealed that nighttime agitation might be a manifestation of restless legs syndrome (RLS). The current study aims to describe the char acteristics of older adults with AD-D, nighttime agitation, and RLS, and to evaluate sleep disturbance and iron status in relation to nighttime agitation severity.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Kathy C. Richards, Richard P. Allen, Janet Morrison, Liam Fry, Christine R. Kovach, Angelica Rangel, Ana Loera, Yanyan Wang, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Alicia J. Lozano, Donald L. Bliwise Tags: Original Study Source Type: research
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