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Experience with the use of modafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy in a outpatient facility specialized in diurnal excessive sleepiness in São Paulo

Sleep Science, 2014
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by diurnal excessive sleepiness and catapleaxy. It affects 1 in every 2000 to 4000 individuals with personal, social and familiar significant repercussions.
Nilce Sanny Costa da Silva Behrens, Eduardo Lopes, Danielle Pereira, Hassana de Almeida Fonseca, Paola Oliveira Cavalcanti, Taís Figueiredo de Araújo Lima, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Juliana Castro, Sergio Tufik, Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho   +9 more
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Infancy narcolepsy: Streptococcus infection as a causal factor

Sleep Science, 2015
Streptococcal infections are suggested as a risk factor for narcolepsy. This hypothesis is supported by the presence of anti-streptolysin antibodies in 65% of patients with narcolepsy.
Danielle Antunes Lopes, Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Maria Helena de Araújo Melo, Sergio Tufik   +4 more
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Risk factors for high-altitude headache upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m in young Chinese men: a cohort study. [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundThis prospective and observational study aimed to identify demographic, physiological and psychological risk factors associated with high-altitude headache (HAH) upon acute high-altitude exposure.MethodsEight hundred fifty subjects ascended by ...
Bian, Shi-Zhu, Chen, Guo-Zhu, Dong, Jun-Qing, Gao, Xu-Bin, Huang, Lan, Li, Ming, Liu, Xi, Yu, Jie, Zhang, Ji-Hang   +8 more
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ERP evidence suggests executive dysfunction in ecstasy polydrug users [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Deficits in executive functions such as access to semantic/long-term memory have been shown in ecstasy users in previous research. Equally, there have been many reports of equivocal findings in this area.
A Gamma, A Miyake, A Pazos, AC Parrott, AG Verstraete, AJ Saykin, AP Burgess, B Kopp, C Casco, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Whitney, C. A. Roberts, C. Montgomery, D Badre, D Davison, DE Hinkle, DM McDowell, DT Stuss, E Jefferies, EM Bekker, F. Tames, G Jager, G Kanayama, HC Fox, J Cole, J. E. Fisk, JA Horne, JE Fisk, JH Halpern, JR Folstein, M Terman, MA Wetherell, MJ Morgan, N Yeung, PN Murphy, RL Carhart-Harris, RM Ruff, RM Shiffrin, S Bhattachary, S Mejias, S Nieuwenhuis, S Rossi, S Sola de, S Suwazono, S. H. Fairclough, SJ Luck, SL Rosell, T Akerstedt, V Veen van, W Ritter   +53 more
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Sleep Quality and Sleepiness Among Veterinary Medical Students Over an Academic Year

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Good sleep health is a key component to good personal well-being. It has been postulated that veterinary students have poor sleep health, but few measurements have been undertaken. This study measured Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness
Michael T. Nappier, Lara Bartl-Wilson, Tiffany Shoop, Shelby Borowski   +3 more
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Therapeutic alternatives with CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]

, 2019
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. The condition is linked to many adverse health
Aluas, Maria, Bordea, Roxana I, Budin, Corina E, Ciumarnean, Lorena, Cozma, Angela, Gergely, Bianca D, Maierean, Anca, Man, Milena, Rajnovean, Ruxandra   +8 more
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Sleepiness, Neuropsychological Skills, and Scholastic Learning in Children

Brain Sciences, 2020
Excessive daytime sleepiness is a frequent condition among children and adolescents that may lead to several and significant daytime consequences, including impaired neurocognitive skills and scholastic performance.
Luigi Macchitella, Chiara Valeria Marinelli, Fulvio Signore, Enrico Ciavolino, Paola Angelelli   +4 more
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The UK myotonic dystrophy patient registry: facilitating and accelerating clinical research [PDF]

, 2017
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most frequent muscular dystrophy worldwide with complex, multi-systemic, and progressively worsening symptoms. There is currently no treatment for this inherited disorder and research can be challenging due to the ...
Atalaia, Antonio, Cordts, Isabell, Hammans, Simon, Hilton-Jones, David, Jimenez-Moreno, Aura Cecilia, Lochmüller, Hanns, Maddison, Paul, Marini-Bettolo, Chiara, Monckton, Darren G., Nikolenko, Nikoletta, Orrell, Richard, Petty, Richard, Phillips, Margaret, Roberts, Mark, Rogers, Mark, Straub, Volker, Thompson, Rachel, Turner, Chris, Wood, Libby   +18 more
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Sleepiness, Insomnia, and Sleep Quality of Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease-2019: Sleep Scale Evaluation

Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2022
Objective:Sleep disorders are common and may cause accidents and inefficiencies in daily life as well as increase the risk of infection and deteriorate prognosis.
Aygül Güneş, Barış Şensoy
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On-Road Detection of Driver Fatigue and Drowsiness during Medium-Distance Journeys

Entropy, 2021
Background: The detection of driver fatigue as a cause of sleepiness is a key technology capable of preventing fatal accidents. This research uses a fatigue-related sleepiness detection algorithm based on the analysis of the pulse rate variability ...
Luca Salvati, Matteo d’Amore, Anita Fiorentino, Arcangelo Pellegrino, Pasquale Sena, Francesco Villecco   +5 more
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