Sleep Science and Practice (Jul 2017)

Sleep and mild cognitive impairment

  • Erin L. Cassidy-Eagle,
  • Allison Siebern

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41606-017-0016-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Abstract Older adults frequently suffer from sleep disturbances. In addition, with increasing age such disturbances may accompany mild cognitive changes that are symptomatic of a range of neurodegenerative conditions. There is increasing evidence that sleep may represent a prodromal symptom, risk factor or agitator of further decline in cognitive functioning of the older adult. Current research is focused on understanding the impact that effective sleep treatments have on a range of psychological and cognitive variables.