Altered Skin-Temperature Regulation in Narcolepsy Relates to Sleep Propensity
SLEEPPublished 1 November 2006Open access
Rolf Fronczek, Sebastiaan Overeem, Gert Jan Lammers, J. Gert van Dijk, Eus J.W. Van Someren
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This is the first demonstration of a dramatic alteration of daytime skin temperature control in narcolepsy, and suggests that hypocretin deficiency inNarcoleptic patients showed a DPG higher than that which healthy controls achieve when asleep, which invites further examination.
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This is the first demonstration of a dramatic alteration of daytime skin temperature control in narcolepsy. Even awake narcoleptic patients showed a DPG higher than that which healthy controls achieve when asleep. This observation suggests that hypocretin deficiency in narcolepsy affects skin-temperature regulation and invites further examination. Skin-temperature control might ultimately even have therapeutic implications for the alleviation of narcoleptic symptoms.
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