Effect of Psychostimulants on Impulsivity and Risk Taking in Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
Author(s) -
Sophie Bayard,
Muriel Croisier Langenier,
Yves Dauvilliers
Publication year - 2013
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.2958
Subject(s) - impulsivity , narcolepsy , cataplexy , psychology , iowa gambling task , multiple sleep latency test , addiction , polysomnography , psychiatry , pathological , wakefulness , clinical psychology , medicine , sleep disorder , excessive daytime sleepiness , modafinil , apnea , cognition , electroencephalography
To investigate the effect of psychostimulants on impulsivity, depressive symptoms, addiction, pathological gambling, and risk-taking using objective sensitivity tests in narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC). Drug-free patients with NC present alterations in reward processing, but changes with psychostimulants remain unknown.
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