The neurobiological basis of narcolepsy

CE Mahoney, A Cogswell, IJ Koralnik… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Narcolepsy is the most common neurological cause of chronic sleepiness. The discovery
about 20 years ago that narcolepsy is caused by selective loss of the neurons producing …

Narcolepsy

L Barateau, F Pizza, G Plazzi… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article addresses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology and
management of narcolepsy type 1 and 2, with a focus on recent findings. A low level of …

Rotating night shift work and adherence to unhealthy lifestyle in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes: results from two large US cohorts of female nurses

Z Shan, Y Li, G Zong, Y Guo, J Li, JAE Manson, FB Hu… - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objectives To prospectively evaluate the joint association of duration of rotating night shift
work and lifestyle factors with risk of type 2 diabetes risk, and to quantitatively decompose …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disorders in narcolepsy: review of associations and determinants

PJ Jennum, G Plazzi, A Silvani, LA Surkin… - Sleep Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a lifelong disorder of sleep-wake dysregulation defined
by clinical symptoms, neurophysiological findings, and low hypocretin levels. Besides a role …

Treatment options for narcolepsy

L Barateau, R Lopez, Y Dauvilliers - CNS drugs, 2016 - Springer
Narcolepsy type 1 and narcolepsy type 2 are central disorders of hypersomnolence.
Narcolepsy type 1 is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy and is …

Targeting orexin receptors for the treatment of insomnia: from physiological mechanisms to current clinical evidence and recommendations

MP Mogavero, A Silvani, G Lanza… - Nature and science of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
After a detailed description of orexins and their roles in sleep and other medical disorders,
we discuss here the current clinical evidence on the effects of dual (DORAs) or selective …

Depression and suicidal thoughts in untreated and treated narcolepsy: systematic analysis

L Barateau, R Lopez, S Chenini, C Pesenti, AL Rassu… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives To assess the frequency and determinants of depressive symptoms and suicidal
thoughts in adults with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) and controls, as well as the changes after …

[PDF][PDF] Precision medicine for idiopathic hypersomnia

I Arnulf, S Leu-Semenescu, P Dodet - Sleep medicine clinics, 2022 - Elsevier
Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) includes a clinical phenotype resembling narcolepsy (with
repeated, short restorative naps), and a phenotype with an excess of sleep, sleep …

Life‐time history of insomnia and hypersomnia symptoms as correlates of alcohol, cocaine and heroin use and relapse among adults seeking substance use treatment …

EA Dolsen, AG Harvey - Addiction, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine the association between a life‐time history of insomnia and hypersomnia
compared with no sleep disturbance and substance use patterns and amounts before and …

Narcolepsy and psychiatric disorders: comorbidities or shared pathophysiology?

AM Morse, K Sanjeev - Medical Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Narcolepsy and psychiatric disorders have a significant but unrecognized relationship,
which is an area of evolving interest, but unfortunately, the association is poorly understood …