Disrupted sleep without sleep curtailment induces sleepiness and cognitive dysfunction via the tumor necrosis factor-α pathway

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sleepiness and cognitive dysfunction are recognized as prominent consequences of sleep deprivation. Experimentally induced short-term sleep fragmentation, even in the absence of any reductions in total sleep duration, will lead to th...

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Main Authors: Ramesh Vijay, Nair Deepti, Zhang Shelley X L, Hakim Fahed, Kaushal Navita, Kayali Foaz, Wang Yang, Li Richard C, Carreras Alba, Gozal David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/91