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The older patient may technically have any one or more of the sleep disorders that afflict the young. There are special issues that arise, however, especially in the area of polypharmacy, metabolism of drugs, occult neurological disease, and interactions with other issues of frailty.
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Netzer, N., Strohl, K.P. (2014). Sleep and Aging. In: Competencies in Sleep Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9065-4_18
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