Dementia: late fidgeting during sleep as an early warning signal?. As of: April 1, 2024, 7:31 a.m By: Judith Braun CommentsPressSplit A strong urge to move during a sleep phase can herald dementia years in advance.

The number of dementia sufferers is steadily increasing in Germany. Almost 1.8 million people in this country were living with dementia at the end of 2021. An increase in cases of the disease has also been recorded among younger people.