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  • Narcolepsy: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    A study in a mouse model found that serum from narcolepsy patients was reactive with more than 86% of the hypocretin neurons in the mouse hypothalamus. High titers of Trib2-specific antibodies correlated with more severe cataplexy. In most cases of narcolepsy with cataplexy, and in some cases without cataplexy, sleep abnormalities result from a loss…