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EAN 2021 | Future research for sleep: physiology of sleep & effects on other systems

James Stevens, MD, FAAN, Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Fort Wayne, IN, discusses possible future focuses for research into sleep and sleep disorders. These focuses include investigating how sleep affects other systems in the body, such as the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems, studying in greater detail the physiology of sleep, and the issues that arise from not getting restorative sleep. This interview took place during the European Academy of Neurology 2021 congress.