Manipulation of core body and skin temperature improves vigilance and maintenance of wakefulness in narcolepsy

Sleep

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Fronczek, Rolf ^a,b   Raymann, Roy J E M ^a   Romeijn, Nico ^a   Overeem, Sebastiaan ^b,c   Fischer, Maria ^a   Van Dijk, J Gert ^b   Lammers, Gert Jan ^b   Van Someren, Eus J W ^a,d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Core body temperature; Hypocretin; Maintenance of wakefulness; Orexin; Psychomotor vigilance task; Skin temperature; Sleep latency; Sustained attention; Thermoregulation; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; NIGHT SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WAKEFULNESS; WARMING; ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; THERMOREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIN; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 41449114826     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/31.2.233     Document Type: Article

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