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Background Rest‐activity and sleep‐wake cycles are controlled by the endogenous
circadian rhythm generated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus …

OBJECTIVES: To test the effects of walking, light exposure, and a combination intervention
(walking, light, and sleep education) on the sleep of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

As the population ages, the incidence and prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders will
continue to increase. Persons with neurodegenerative disease frequently experience sleep …

This chapter summarizes how sleep, sleep disorders, and breathing interact in the brain and
other neural structures and how dysfunction in this interaction results in sleep-disordered …

Sleep length and architecture are potential markers of progressive cognitive impairment,
while neuropsychiatric symptoms and APOE4− haplotypes have been associated with more …

Aims and objectives. To validate a Spanish language version of the Screen for Caregiver
Burden, the full‐length or long (25‐item) and short (seven‐item) versions in Mexican …

Anaesthesia for the patient with dementia undergoing outpati... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Anaesthesia for the patient with dementia undergoing outpatient surgery …

Caregivers identify BPSD as one of the most challenging and distressing aspects of care.
The presence of BPSD, especially physical aggression, is a leading cause of nursing home …

Publisher Summary This chapter deals with insomnia, which is the most common sleep
complaint in the general population around the world. Diagnosis of insomnia is based on the …