Cortical morphometry in narcolepsy with cataplexy
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Cortical morphometry in narcolepsy with cataplexy.
The sleep-wake disorder narcolepsy with cataplexy is associated with the loss of hypocretin-(orexin-) producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus. Several studies have reported abnormal cerebral activation in patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy. It remains unclear, however, whether these functional changes are related to structural alterations, particularly at the cortical level. To quant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sleep Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0962-1105
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01000.x