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Improving Sleep in a Person with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer�s Disease

Author(s): Tejo Hylkema and C Vlaskamp

Improving Sleep in a Person with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease

Problems with falling asleep and sleeping through often occur in people with an intellectual disability [1]. Studies show that 15 to 50% of people with an intellectual disability suffer from sleep problems, and with children with an intellectual disability, this is as many as 58 to 80% [2-5]. Compared with older people in the general population, elderly people with ID (age 50 years and over) have a significantless stable, and more fragmented sleep [6]. The sleep problems can have intrinsic and extrinsic causes [7]. A common intrinsic cause in people with Down’s syndrome (DS) is Alzheimer&rsq... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000126

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