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Sebastiaan Overeem

Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology

Publications -  293
Citations -  16795

Sebastiaan Overeem is an academic researcher from Eindhoven University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Narcolepsy & Polysomnography. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 262 publications receiving 14868 citations. Previous affiliations of Sebastiaan Overeem include Leiden University Medical Center & Stanford University.

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Hypocretin (orexin) deficiency in human narcolepsy

TL;DR: Alterations in the hypocretin receptor 2 and preprohypocretin genes produce narcolepsy in animal models andHypocretein was undetectable in seven out of nine people with narcoLEpsy, indicating abnormal hypocretIn transmission.
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The role of cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin measurement in the diagnosis of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias.

TL;DR: Measuring CSF hypocretin-1 is a definitive diagnostic test, provided that it is interpreted within the clinical context, in cases with cataplexy and when the MSLT is difficult to interpret (ie, in subjects already treated with psychoactive drugs or with other concurrent sleep disorders).
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Hypocretin (orexin) loss in Parkinson's disease

TL;DR: The hypocretin-1 concentration in the prefrontal cortex was almost 40% lower in PD patients, while ventricular CSF levels were almost 25% reduced, and the total number of hypoc retin neurons was almost half compared to controls.
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Low cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin (orexin) and altered energy homeostasis in human narcolepsy

TL;DR: It is concluded that the hypocretin ligand is deficient in most cases of human narcolepsy, providing possible diagnostic applications and increased BMI and leptin indicate altered energy homeostasis.