Clinical pearls for the treatment of narcolepsy [PDF]
Mental Health ClinicianNarcolepsy is a chronic neurologic state in which patients experience an irrepressible need to sleep or lapses into sleep. The hallmark symptom of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness, but patients may also experience other symptoms, such as ...
Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, SPP +1 more
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High-resolution sleep fragmentation assessment in narcolepsy type 1 and their non-narcoleptic siblings: a 5-s mini-epoch study. [PDF]
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Narcolepsy, autoimmunity, and influenza A H1N1 vaccination [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Narcolepsy is a rare neurological disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) with or without cataplexy. A main pathophysiology of narcolepsy is hypocretin deficiency in the central nervous system resulting from a selective loss of ...
Jun-Sang Sunwoo
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Update on the treatment of narcolepsy: clinical efficacy of pitolisant
Nature and Science of Sleep, 2017 Michael W Calik1,2 1Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, 2Center for Narcolepsy, Sleep and Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States Abstract: Narcolepsy is a neurological disease that affects 1 in 2,000 ...
Calik MW
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Exploring the Literature on Narcolepsy: Insights into the Sleep Disorder That Strikes during the Day
NeuroSci, 2023 Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that disrupts the regulation of a person’s sleep–wake cycle, leading to significant challenges in daily functioning.
Ana-Maria Mațotă +3 more
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Etiopathogenesis and Neurobiology of Narcolepsy: A Review [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Narcolepsy is a chronic lifelong sleep disorder and it often leaves a debilitating effect on the quality of life of the sufferer. This disorder is characterized by a tetrad of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy (brief loss of muscle tone following ...
Swarup Kumar, Haritha Sagili
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Progress on narcolepsy and anxiety
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023 Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy, sleep hallucination and sleep paralysis, and the vast majority of patients are accompanied by anxiety. There are neuronal interconnections and projections
YU Jie⁃yang +5 more
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Health-related stigma as a determinant of functioning in young adults with narcolepsy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Symptoms of narcolepsy tend to arise during adolescence or young adulthood, a formative time in human development during which people are usually completing their education and launching a career.
Mary C Kapella +5 more
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Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2020 Introduction: Narcolepsy patients have higher prevalence of comorbidities, such as obesity, depression, and pain. Narcolepsy symptoms and concomitant medical conditions can impact the daily activities of patients.
Renata Carvalho CREMASCHI +3 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy and parasomnias
Sichuan jingshen weisheng, 2021 The purpose of this article is to discuss the clinical diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy and parasomnias. In view of high probability and great harm of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of narcolepsy， as well as its close association with parasomnias，
Zhou Junying
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