Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder, or dyssomnia. The condition is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness in which a person experiences extreme fatigue and possibly falls asleep at inappropriate times, such as whilst at work or at school
Narp immunostaining of human hypocretin (orexin) neurons: loss in narcolepsy
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Narcolepsy and the hypocretin system—where motion meets emotion
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2006. Narcolepsy and the hypocretin system—where motion meets emotion. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology. 2(10)
Hypocretin (orexin) cell loss in Parkinson’s disease
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2007. Hypocretin (orexin) cell loss in Parkinson’s disease. Brain. (130)
Systemic and Nasal Delivery of Orexin-A (Hypocretin-1) Reduces the Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance in Nonhuman Primates
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2007. Systemic and Nasal Delivery of Orexin-A (Hypocretin-1) Reduces the Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance in Nonhuman Primates. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(52)
A Consensus Definition of Cataplexy in Mouse Models of Narcolepsy
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2008. A Consensus Definition of Cataplexy in Mouse Models of Narcolepsy. SLEEP. 32(1)
