Hypothalamic volume reduction in adult patients with Narcolepsy type 1

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Authors

Lorenzo Motta · Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

G. Venturi · Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

Francesco Biscarini · Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

Cristiana Fiscone · University of Bologna

Luca Morandi · Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

David N Manners · Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna

E. Mignot

Abstract

Automated volumetric analysis of brain MRI showed hypothalamic atrophy in NT1 patients compared to healthy controls. Future pathological studies are needed to address the diagnostic and mechanistic relevance of this finding.

Topics & Keywords

Sleep and Wakefulness Research Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epilepsy research and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: SLEEP

DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsag087

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