Electrophysiological and immunogenetic findings in recurrent monosymptomatic-type hypersomnia: a study of two unrelated Italian cases.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb04239.x

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Electrophysiological and immunogenetic findings in recurrent monosymptomatic-type hypersomnia: a study of two unrelated Italian cases.

Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 1993

Manni R, Martinetti M, Ratti M T, Tartara A

Abstract excerpt

MSLT and immunogenetic findings in two unrelated Italian subjects with recurrent monosymptomatic hypersomnia are reported. In both patients MSLT documented a markedly increased daytime sleep propensity during the attacks without augmented REM sleep pressure. Both patients share the same HLA haplo...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Italy
Kleine-Levin Syndrome
Male
Narcolepsy
Phenotype
Polysomnography
Recurrence
Sleep
Sleep, REM

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