Structural anomaly in the reticular formation in narcolepsy type 1, suggesting lower levels of neuromelanin

The aim of this study was to investigate structural changes in the brain stem of adolescents with narcolepsy, a disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, fragmented night-time sleep, and cataplexy. For this purpose, we used quantitative magnetic resonance imaging to obtain R1 and R2 re...

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Main Authors: Natasha Morales Drissi, Marcel Warntjes, Alexander Wessén, Attila Szakacs, Niklas Darin, Tove Hallböök, Anne-Marie Landtblom, Helena Gauffin, Maria Engström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158219302256