Narcolepsy-cataplexy: Deficient prepulse inhibition of blink reflex suggests pedunculopontine involvement

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 495-501

  Frauscher, Birgit ^a   Löscher, Wolfgang N ^a   Ehrmann, Laura ^a   Gschliesser, Viola ^a   Brandauer, Elisabeth ^a   Högl, Birgit ^a   Kofler, Markus ^a,b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Hochzirl Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Hypersomnia; Hypocretin; Neurophysiology; Pedunculopontine nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATAPLEXY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866765281     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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