Manipulation of skin temperature improves nocturnal sleep in narcolepsy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1354-1357

  Fronczek, R ^a,b   Raymann, R J E M ^a   Overeem, S ^b,c   Romeijn, N ^a   Van Dijk, J G ^b   Lammers, G J ^b   Van Someren, E J W ^a,d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATALEPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; NIGHT SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 56749091386     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.143610     Document Type: Article

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