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SUMMARY:When The Golden Chain Breaks: Sleep Dysfunction in Neurogenerative
  Disorder - Dr Jenny Morton
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DESCRIPTION:Sleep is a core part of our 24-hour day and plays a major role
  in ensuring normal cognitive functioning\, well-being and health. Sleep d
 isruption in neurologically normal people is debilitating. People who work
  long shifts or night shifts\, such as medical personnel or other emergenc
 y workers\, are particularly affected. But for many patients with neurolog
 ical disorders\, sleep disturbance is part of their lives. Sleep disturban
 ce is recognised as important in depression and anxiety. Yet it has only r
 ecently been recognised that sleep disorder may be part of the disease pro
 cess in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's dis
 ease. In this talk\, Dr Jenny Morton will present evidence that this is al
 so the case for Huntington's disease. If sleep and circadian disturbance a
 re core symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases\, rather than just being a 
 knock-on effect of being unwell\, they represent important therapeutic tar
 gets. 
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road (www.scisoc.com 
 for directions)
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