Publications
Publications Relevant to Sleep, Wakefulness, and Narcolepsy
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Featured Publication

“This review article evaluates the qualitative and quantitative research done in the last 10 years of the published and peer-reviewed articles evaluating health-related quality of life in narcolepsy. It focuses on study design, databases, research methodology, and outcomes. The important finding of this article is to enlighten the clinician as to the major health-related quality of life complaints in narcolepsy patients. Patients are more than just symptoms to be addressed.”
Richard Bogan, MD
Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary Disease Specialist
Bogan Sleep Consultants
Columbia, South Carolina
Hlodak J, Madarasova Geckova A, Carnakovic S, Feketeova E
Sleep and Breathing | February 2025
Review of existing research on quality of life in narcolepsy
Li N, Huang L, Zhang B, Zhu W, Dai W, Li S, Xu H
Brain Research | March 2025
Review summarizing orexin's role in wakefulness and sleep; details the complementary nature of orexin and histamine in controlling wakefulness
Quaedackers L, Pillen S, Overeem S
Nature and Science of Sleep | July 2021
Review providing a detailed description of the broad and dynamic symptom spectrum of narcolepsy, with specific attention to the different manifestations in both adults and children
Tadrous R, O'Rourke D, Mockler D, Broderick J
Journal of Sleep Research | December 2021
Review summarizing evidence that people with narcolepsy experience substantially lower health-related quality of life compared with the general population and compared with people with other chronic illnesses
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