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Attenuated Heart Rate Response is Associated with Hypocretin Deficiency in Patients with Narcolepsy.

  • Gertrud Laura Sørensen
  • , Stine Knudsen
  • , Eva Rosa Petersen
  • , Jacob Kempfner
  • , Steen Gammeltoft
  • , Helge Bjarup Dissing Sørensen
  • , Poul Jennum
    • Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte

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    Abstract

    Our results show that autonomic dysfunction is part of the narcoleptic phenotype, and that hypocretin-1 deficiency is the primary predictor of this dysfunction. This finding suggests that the hypocretin system participates in the modulation of cardiovascular function at rest. CITATION: Sorensen GL; Knudsen S; Petersen ER; Kempfner J; Gammeltoft S; Sorensen HBD; Jennum P. Attenuated heart rate response is associated with hypocretin deficiency in patients with narcolepsy. SLEEP 2013;36(1):91-98.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalSleep
    Volume36
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)91-98
    ISSN0161-8105
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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