Figorilli Michela, Puligheddu Monica, Ferri Raffaele
Neurophysiology Unit, Sleep Disorder Center, University of Cagliari, SS554 Bivio Sestu, Monserrato, Cagliari 09042, Italy.
Department of Neurology I.C., Sleep Research Centre, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS), Via C. Ruggero, 73, Troina 94018, Italy.
Sleep Med Clin. 2015 Sep;10(3):331-42, xiv-xv. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.05.011. Epub 2015 Jul 8.
There is great interest in the study of sleep in healthy and cognitively impaired elderly. Sleep disorders have been related to quality of aging. Sleep-related movements are a frequent cause of disordered sleep and daytime sleepiness. Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) is often unrecognized in the elderly. This review explores RLS/WED in the elderly population. The elderly population may be subdivided into 3 groups: healthy, dependent, and frail. The RLS/WED could be a predictor for lower physical function; its burden on quality of life and health care-related costs, in the elderly, should be an important clinical and public health concern.
对健康和认知受损老年人的睡眠研究有着浓厚兴趣。睡眠障碍与衰老质量相关。与睡眠相关的运动是睡眠紊乱和日间嗜睡的常见原因。不安腿综合征/ Willis-Ekbom病(RLS/WED)在老年人中常常未被识别。本综述探讨老年人群中的RLS/WED。老年人群可分为三组:健康、依赖和虚弱。RLS/WED可能是身体功能下降的一个预测指标;其对老年人生活质量和医疗保健相关费用的影响,应成为重要的临床和公共卫生关注点。