MECHANISMS OF COVID-19 SLEEP DISORDERS

Sarantseva Elena Ivanovna  -  candidate of biological sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, 410012, Saratov, st. Astrakhanskaya, 83, sophora@mail.ru

Iskra Tatyana Dmitrievna  -  candidate of biological sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, 410012, Saratov, st. Astrakhanskaya, 83, tata-isk@yandex.ru

The article is devoted to current research on the impact of COVID-19 on sleep and the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Disorders of the BBB associated with COVID-19 can lead to the penetration of inflammatory agents into the brain, causing a condition called coronasomnia. There is a hypothesis that sleep is a new biomarker of the BBB state, and the analysis of sleep EEG patterns may become a breakthrough non-invasive technology for diagnosing BBB disorders caused by COVID-19. New research suggests monitoring hygiene and sleep quality should be included in the rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients. In this regard, new possible prospects for the prevention of BBB disorders associated with a new coronavirus infection open up.

Key words: COVID-19-sleep disorders; brain mechanisms; the blood-brain barrier permeability