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Primary and Secondary Neurogenic Hypersomnias

Claudio L. Bassetti
- 01 Jun 2012 - 
- Vol. 7, Iss: 2, pp 249-261
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This article is published in Sleep Medicine Clinics.The article was published on 2012-06-01. It has received 3 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Excessive daytime sleepiness & Narcolepsy.

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Neuroimaging of Narcolepsy and Primary Hypersomnias.

TL;DR: The role of neuroimaging in confirming previous genetic, neurochemical, and neurophysiological findings and studies that permit a greater understanding of the symptoms of these sleep disorders are described.
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Nadměrná spavost v kontextu neurologických a psychiatrických onemocnění

TL;DR: In this article, the problematika nadměrna spavost (hypersomnolence) is relativně běžným stavem po spankove deprivaci.
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Narcolepsy with cataplexy

TL;DR: Because narcolepsy is an under-recognised disease, it is important that general practitioners and other primary health-care workers identify abnormal daytime sleepiness early.
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Validation of the fatigue severity scale in a Swiss cohort.

TL;DR: This first validation of a fatigue scale in a large sample size demonstrates that the FSS is a simple and reliable instrument to assess and quantify fatigue for clinical and research purposes.
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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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Sleep–wake disturbances 6 months after traumatic brain injury: a prospective study

TL;DR: It is suggested that sleep-wake disturbances, particularly EDS, fatigue and hypersomnia are common after TBI, and significantly impair quality of life, particularly in patients with post-traumatic EDS.
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Kleine–Levin syndrome: a systematic review of 186 cases in the literature

TL;DR: In conclusion, KLS is a unique disease which may be more severe in female and secondary cases, and lithium (but not carbamazepine or other antiepileptics) had a higher reported response rate for stopping relapses when compared to medical abstention.
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