Insufficient sleep during adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis: results from a Swedish case-control study.

Torbjörn ÅkerstedtTomas OlssonLars AlfredssonAnna Karin Hedström

Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2023)

Insufficient sleep and low sleep quality during adolescence seem to increase the risk of subsequently developing MS. Sufficient restorative sleep at young age, needed for adequate immune functioning, may be a preventive factor against MS.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
multiple sclerosis
mass spectrometry
physical activity
ms ms
white matter
middle aged