Present and Future of Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Central disorders of hypersomnolence (CDH) are rare neurological conditions lumped by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) as primary complaint mostly arising at young age, including narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), narcolepsy type 2 (NT2), idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), and Kleine‐Levin syndrome (KLS). Advances in clinical and translational research have
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Determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in dried blood spots using a simple GC-MS method with direct 'on spot' derivatization [PDF]
The objective of this study was the development of an accurate and sensitive method for the determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in dried whole blood samples using a GC-MS method.
Ingels, Ann-Sofie +2 more
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European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children [PDF]
Background and purpose: Narcolepsy is an uncommon hypothalamic disorder of presumed autoimmune origin that usually requires lifelong treatment. This paper aims to provide evidence-based guidelines for the management of narcolepsy in both adults and ...
Baldin, Elisa +17 more
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Efficacy of modified atkins ketogenic diet in chronic cluster headache. An open-label, single-arm, clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction: Drug-resistant cluster headache (CH) is still an open clinical challenge. Recently, our group observed the clinical efficacy of a ketogenic diet (KD), usually adopted to treat drug-resistant epilepsies, on migraine.
Cherubino Di Lorenzo +9 more
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Novel Psychoactive Substances 14Recent Progress on Neuropharmacological Mechanisms of Action for Selected Drugs [PDF]
A feature of human culture is that we can learn to consume chemical compounds, derived from natural plants or synthetic fabrication, for their psychoactive effects.
Boris B. , Quednow +8 more
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Current treatments to counter sleep dysfunction as a pathogenic stimulus of fibromyalgia [PDF]
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue and nonrestorative sleep. Polysomnography showed reduced short-wave sleep and abnormal alpha rhythms during nonrapid eye movement sleep in patients with fibromyalgia.
Choy, Ernest H.
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Asim Roy,1 Diane Ito,2 Susan Morris,3 Shawn Candler,4 Judi Profant,3 Charles Bae5 1Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, Dublin, OH, USA; 2Stratevi LLC, Santa Monica, CA, USA; 3Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 4Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, PA ...
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Reduced insular γ‐aminobutyric acid in fibromyalgia [PDF]
Objective Recent scientific findings have reinvigorated interest in examining the role of γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory central nervous system neurotransmitter, in chronic pain conditions.
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Background Sodium oxybate (Xyrem®), approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for narcolepsy with cataplexy, is only available through risk mitigation programs due to potential adverse effects including respiratory and central nervous system ...
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Narcolepsy 2025 (with an Australasian perspective). [PDF]
Abstract Narcolepsy is a disorder of central hypersomnolence, which, while uncommon, can carry profound implications for affected individuals. Despite this, it remains under‐recognised within the medical community and presents frequent diagnostic and treatment challenges in the Australasian setting.
Lin A, Yee BJ, Tai JE, Sivam S.
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