Getting adequate amounts of restorative sleep during youth may help prevent the onset of the condition. A case-control study published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry suggests that a lack of quality sleep during adolescence may increase the likelihood of developing multipl
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord. The disease disrupts the flow of information within the nervous system, causing symptoms like muscle weakness, difficulty with coordination and balance, vision problems, and numbness or tingling in various parts of the body. MS can also cause cognitive changes and mood swings.
MS is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, including smoking, teenage weight , Epstein-Barr virus infection, sun exposure, and vitamin D, note the researchers. The researchers focused particularly on sleep patterns during the ages 15 to 19, and the final analysis included 2075 people with MS and 3164 without the condition in this age group when recruited to the study.
The average age at which MS was diagnosed was 34. Sleep length and quality during adolescence were associated with the risk of an MS diagnosis, which increased in tandem with fewer hours of, and poorer quality, sleep. Changes in sleep timing between work/school days and weekends/free days didn’t seem to be influential. The findings remained similar when those who worked shifts were excluded.
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