Hypocretinergic dysfunction in neuromyelitis optica with coma-like episodes

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-334

  Carlander, Bertrand ^a   Vincent, T ^b   Le Floch, A ^a   Pageot, N ^a   Camu, W ^a   Dauvilliers, Y ^a,c  

^a GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^c Montpellier 1 University   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOXANTRONE; OREXIN;

CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMA; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; NEUROPEPTIDES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 39749145830     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.135228     Document Type: Letter

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