Semin Neurol 2025; 45(03): 420-430
DOI: 10.1055/a-2559-7565
Review Article

Neuroimmunology and Sleep

Brynn K. Dredla
1   Department of Neurology, and Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida
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2   Divisions of Neuroimmunology and Sleep Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Abstract

The immune system and sleep are inextricably linked in both health and pathological conditions. Tightly regulated neuroimmune processes are critical for the physiological maintenance of healthy sleep. Reciprocally, sleep disturbances can detrimentally affect immune homeostasis and predispose to increased risk of autoimmune conditions, which themselves are bidirectionally associated with a higher risk of sleep disturbances. Autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), particularly conditions that affect neuroanatomical regions involved in sleep homeostasis and nocturnal respiration, are associated with an increased risk sleep disorders that may impact diagnosis, clinical course, and management. This review summarizes the bidirectional relationship between sleep and immunity and highlights several exemplar autoimmune conditions of the CNS that include sleep disorders as a consequence or diagnostic feature of the disorder.



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10. April 2025

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