Abstract

SLEEP DISORDERS AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Federica Provini IRCCS, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna Italy Sleep and autonomic nervous system (ANS) are interdependent by virtue of their common controls, neurobiological substrates and functions. Major confirmation of this is the presence of dynamic and synchronous fluctuations in sleep phases and autonomic variables during the physiological sleep. Much evidence from experimental and clinical studies supports the bidirectional nature of the relationship between sleep disorders and ANS dysfunctions.

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