Review: Circadian disruption, chronotherapy, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Kirby MM
Dijk DJ
Constandinou TG

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Abstract Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is a pervasive symptom of Parkinson’s disease with a severe impact on quality of life. We review existing therapies for Parkinson’s disease and circadian disruption (chronotherapies), and we argue that modern deep brain stimulation technology presents a novel treatment pathway for these symptoms—it has the potential to continuously monitor and/or adaptively modulate sleep and circadian rhythms.

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Review: Circadian disruption, chronotherapy, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Kirby MM
Dijk DJ
Constandinou TG

Scientific Abstract

Abstract Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is a pervasive symptom of Parkinson’s disease with a severe impact on quality of life. We review existing therapies for Parkinson’s disease and circadian disruption (chronotherapies), and we argue that modern deep brain stimulation technology presents a novel treatment pathway for these symptoms—it has the potential to continuously monitor and/or adaptively modulate sleep and circadian rhythms.

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2026. npj Parkinsons Dis.

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10.1038/s41531-026-01533-2

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