Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The cerebellum and sleep

The cerebellum and sleep. DelRosso LM, Hoque R; Neurologic clinics 32:4 2014 Nov pg 893-900 doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2014.07.003

The cerebellum has an important role in sleep. Certain sleep disorders have demonstrated decreased activity in the cerebellum, and sleep complaints are common in patients with cerebellar diseases such as spinocerebellar ataxia, Friedreich ataxia, Joubert syndrome, and ataxia-telangiectasia.