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Sleepiness in Alzheimer's patients is caused by damage to neurons that help them stay awake
BBC Science Focus
|May 2022
The finding treatments could lead to new for those with the disease to help them stay alert
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 Frequent napping during the day is a common symptom of Alzheimer's and can begin long before any of the memory problems associated with the disease occur. It was widely believed that this was due to patients suffering from periods of disturbed sleep at night and subsequently needing to catch up by taking daytime naps.
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