Abstract：
:The elderly have more organic sleep problems disturbing sleep and contributing to insomnia than younger individuals. The most common disorders afflicting the elderly are obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and nocturnal myoclonus. Poor sleep habits often aggravate or contribute to the ongoing difficulty with sleeping. In the depressed elderly, characteristic EEG changes occur that may help distinguish major depression from pseudodementia; however, it should be considered that pseudodementia may be a harbinger of primary dementia. A careful sleep history and often evaluation by polysomnography are central to the management of sleep problems in the elderly. In conjunction with treatment of any underlying organic sleep disorders, brief administration of short-acting benzodiazepine sedatives for sleep onset insomnia or rapid-acting intermediate half-life benzodiazepines for sleep maintenance insomnia can be quite helpful in the elderly, especially if behavioral techniques also are employed. Elimination of medications, alcohol, and caffeine, which disturb sleep, is also an important part of the treatment approach.
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Clin Geriatr Medjournal_title
Clinics in geriatric medicineauthors
Wooten Vsubject
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1992-05-01 00:00:00pages
427-39issue
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0749-0690issn
1879-8853journal_volume
8pub_type
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