Open AccessCerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin 1 Deficiency, Overweight, and Metabolic Dysregulation in Patients with Narcolepsy
Author(s) -
Mona Skard Heier,
T. Jansson,
Kaare M. Gautvik
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.1474
Subject(s) - narcolepsy , cataplexy , medicine , overweight , leptin , body mass index , endocrinology , orexin , obesity , excessive daytime sleepiness , cerebrospinal fluid , sleep disorder , modafinil , psychiatry , neuropeptide , insomnia , receptor
The possible relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypocretin and leptin levels, overweight, and association to risk factors for diabetes 2 in narcolepsy with cataplexy were compared to patients with idiopathic hypersomnia and controls.
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