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About 4% of American adults are affected by nightmare disorders. [1] Women seem to be more affected than men, the ratio being 2–4 : 1. [5] This inequality decreases with aging because of a less high prevalence in elderly women. [5] The rate of nightmares increases from ages 10–19 to 20–39, and then decreases during the ages of 50–59. [8]
People also may not remember where their home is or the loved ones who take care of them, Dr. Kobylarz says. “You can see [the person with dementia] change at a certain time of the day and ...
According to a new study published in Neurology, poor sleep is linked to a higher risk of dementia. Neurologists explain the link—and how to prevent dementia.
Night terror, also called sleep terror, is a sleep disorder causing feelings of panic or dread and typically occurring during the first hours of stage 3–4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep [1] and lasting for 1 to 10 minutes. [2]
A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, [1] is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, ...
"As we get older, all of us should be thinking about how we want our future to look," says Dr. Jessica Caldwell, Ph.D., the director of the Women's Alzheimer's Movement Prevention Center at ...
John Harnett Noseworthy (born 9 November 1951) is an American neurologist who served as the president and chief executive officer of Mayo Clinic from 2009 to 2018. A board-certified neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis, Noseworthy is the former editor-in-chief of Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. [1]
Robert A. Kyle is a professor of medicine, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic.He specializes in the care of patients with plasma cell dyscrasias. . Throughout his career Kyle has published more than 1,850 scientific papers and abstracts on myeloma and other plasma cell diso