title: Consequences of Circadian Disruption on Neurologic Health.
abstract: Circadian rhythms have a major role in physiology and behavior. Circadian disruption has negative consequences for physiologic homeostasis at molecular, cellular, organ-system, and whole-organism levels. The onset of many cerebrovascular insults shows circadian temporal trends. Impaired sleep-wake cycle, the most robust output rhythms of the circadian system, is significantly affected by neurodegenerative disorders, may precede them by decades, and may also affect their progression. Emerging evidence suggests that circadian disruption may be a risk factor for these neurologic disorders. This article discusses the implications of circadian rhythms in brain disorders, with an emphasis on cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: avidenovic@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Videnovic
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Abbott Hall 11th Floor, 710 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Phyllis C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Zee
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Alzheimer; Cerebrovascular; Circadian; Clock genes; Huntington; Parkinson; Sleep; Stroke