Daytime sleepiness and cognitive impairment in the elderly population
MM Ohayon, MF Vecchierini - Archives of internal medicine, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Background Recent findings suggest that there may be a relationship between excessive
daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cognitive deficits. This study aims to determine to what extent
EDS is predictive of cognitive impairment in an elderly population. Methods A total of 1026
individuals 60 years or older representative of the general population living in the
metropolitan area of Paris, France, were interviewed by telephone using the Sleep-EVAL
expert system. To find these individuals, 7010 randomly selected households were called …
daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cognitive deficits. This study aims to determine to what extent
EDS is predictive of cognitive impairment in an elderly population. Methods A total of 1026
individuals 60 years or older representative of the general population living in the
metropolitan area of Paris, France, were interviewed by telephone using the Sleep-EVAL
expert system. To find these individuals, 7010 randomly selected households were called …