Amygdala dysfunction in narcolepsy-cataplexy

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-229

  Khatami, Ramin ^a   Birkmann, Steffen ^a   Bassetti, Claudio L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cataplexy; Emotional modulation; Narcolepsy; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADULT; AFFECT; AMYGDALA; AROUSAL; CATAPLEXY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; STARTLE REACTION; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 34249822199     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2007.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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