Subjective Cognitive Decline and Nighttime Sleep Alterations, a Longitudinal Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze quantitative sleep changes and their implication on subjective cognitive decline (SCD). Objective sleep patterns were investigated by an actigraph and recorded at the baseline and 2-year after in order to examine specific sleep alterations in SCD. Background: Sleep disorders are very common among average elderly adults and an altered sleep pattern is known to be a risk factor for future development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Recent studies have shown how sleep is objectively altered in average senior adults with SCD, without any other significant change in cognition and behavior or brain structure. Considering that both SCD and disrupted sleep are risk factors for future MCI and dementia, with sleep only as

SUBMITTER: Bubbico G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614445 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature