Glymphatic system, sleep, and Parkinson's disease: interconnections, research opportunities, and potential for disease modification

Jiri Nepozitek¹, Petr Dusek^{1

2}, Karel Sonka¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and Center of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic.
² Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic.

Editorial

Jiri Nepozitek et al. Sleep. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 13;48(1):zsae251.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsae251.

Jiri Nepozitek¹, Petr Dusek^{1

2}, Karel Sonka¹

¹ Department of Neurology and Center of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic.
² Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic.

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