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Narcolepsy without cataplexy: 2 subtypes based on CSF hypocretin-1/orexin-A findings.
Sleep - 1 Nov 2006
Oka Yasunori, Inoue Yuichi, Kanbayashi Takashi, Kuroda Kenji, Miyamoto Masayuki, Miyamoto Tomoyuki, Ikeda Akio, Shimizu Tetsuo, Hishikawa Yasuo, Shibasaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypocretin-1 levels and their relationship with the clinical characteristics of narcolepsy without cataplexy have not been well elucidated. Our aim was to examine whether clinical characteristics vary with CSF hypocretin-1 levels among narcoleptic patients without cataplexy. DESIGN: Clinical features, variables on the multiple sleep latency test, and results of HLA...
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