Research progress of immunologic mechanism of narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a severe neurological sleep disorder, which is caused by the large loss of Hypocretin (Hcrt)/Orexin producing neurons in the hypothalamus in narcolepsy with cataplexy patients. It is likely the result of an autoimmune process that causes selective destruction of Hcrt neurons in the hyp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/718 |