A potential association between alopecia areata and narcolepsy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 677-679

  King Jr , Lloyd E ^a   Eastham, Allyson W ^a,b   Curcio, Natalie M ^a   Schmidt, Adriana N ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODAFINIL;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNAGOGIC HALLUCINATION; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953817571     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.108     Document Type: Article

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