Sleep patterns in the young and aged
Sleep patterns change with age, anxiety levels, and many other factors. Normally, younger people have more concentrated periods of deep sleep, while older people have more periods of REM sleep.
Review Date: 04/21/2006
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team. Previously reviewed by Allen J.
Blaivas, D.O., Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep
Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network (5/6/2004).
