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IntroductionThe timing, duration and consolidation of human sleep result largely from the interaction of two sleep regulatory systems: the sleep-wake homeostat and the circadian timing system When these two processes are aligned and functioning optimally, they allow adults to achieve a long, consolidated bout of wakefulness throughout the day and a long andconsolidated sleep episode at night. Changes to either process, or a change in how thetwo processes interact, can result in an inability to fall asleep at the desired time, difficultyremaining asleep, or difficulty remaining awake throughout the desired wake episode. Thismismatch between the desired timing of sleep (and wakefulness) and the ability to fallasleep and remain asleep is a hallmark of a distinct class of sleep disorders called thecircadian rhythm slecp wake disorders (CRswDs). This article discusses the circadiantiming system, the role played by the circeadian system in sleep-wake regulation, typicalchanges in circadian regulation of sleep with aging, the CRswDs and how age influencestheir diagnosis and treatment, and how neurologic diseases in older patients affect circadianrhythms and sleep

Author

Jee Hyun Kim, Alexandria R. Elkhadem, Jeanne F. Duffy

Published

2022

Language

EN