| Literature DB >> 6541312 |
W J Schwartz, J W Stakes, J A Hobson.
Abstract
We studied a patient with cataplexy secondary to a surgical lesion that involved the perichiasmal hypothalamus. We believe that this lesion interfered with the hypothalamic mechanism for timing sleep and wakefulness, whereas the pontine mechanism for generating sleep cycles remained relatively intact.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6541312 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.34.10.1372
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910