Open AccessAttenuated Heart Rate Response is Associated with Hypocretin Deficiency in Patients with Narcolepsy
Author(s) -
Gertrud Laura Sørensen,
Stine Knudsen,
Eva Rosa Petersen,
Jacob Kempfner,
Steen Gammeltoft,
Helge B. D. Sørensen,
Poul Jennum
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.2308
Subject(s) - narcolepsy , cataplexy , polysomnography , heart rate , medicine , heart rate variability , psychology , autonomic nervous system , endocrinology , anesthesia , cardiology , neurology , apnea , psychiatry , blood pressure
Several studies have suggested that hypocretin-1 may influence the cerebral control of the cardiovascular system. We analyzed whether hypocretin-1 deficiency in narcolepsy patients may result in a reduced heart rate response.
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