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  2. Orexin - Wikipedia

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    Orexin (/ ɒ ˈ r ɛ k s ɪ n /), also known as hypocretin, is a neuropeptide that regulates arousal, wakefulness, and appetite. [5] It exists in the forms of orexin-A and orexin-B.The most common form of narcolepsy, type 1, in which the individual experiences brief losses of muscle tone ("drop attacks" or cataplexy), is caused by a lack of orexin in the brain due to destruction of the cells ...

  3. Cataplexy - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, after giving this treatment to a patient with undetectable orexin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid after only 15 days after the disease onset, the cataplexy was improved and the orexin levels started to normalise. [17] Plasmapheresis: should be similar with IVIgs but it is more invasive and for it even less data is available. [16]

  4. Narcolepsy - Wikipedia

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    Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the ability to regulate sleep–wake cycles, and specifically impacts REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. [1] The pentad symptoms of narcolepsy include excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), sleep-related hallucinations, sleep paralysis, disturbed nocturnal sleep (DNS), and cataplexy. [1]

  5. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    A 2012 study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded that the U.S. treatment system is in need of a “significant overhaul” and questioned whether the country’s “low levels of care that addiction patients usually do receive constitutes a form of medical malpractice.”

  6. Orexin-A - Wikipedia

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    The rhesus monkeys were split into a test group and into a control group. The test group was administered orexin-A, intravenously or nasally. The control group was given a placebo. The sleep-deprived monkeys which were given the nasal form of orexin-A performed far better than the ones treated with injections.

  7. Orexin receptor - Wikipedia

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    Both orexin receptors exhibit a similar pharmacology – the 2 orexin peptides, orexin-A and orexin-B, bind to both receptors and, in each case, agonist binding results in an increase in intracellular calcium levels. However, orexin-B shows a 5- to 10-fold selectivity for orexin receptor type 2, whilst orexin-A is equipotent at both receptors.

  8. Schizophrenia In America - The Huffington Post

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    About the Art: The circle in the center represents "self." The lines represent the voices and the ghostly faces are the hallucinations. The different colors are the different stages, from alert to paranoid state. The chaotic background, along with the lines, represents the confusion from rational and irrational thought, level of stress and anxiety.

  9. Daridorexant - Wikipedia

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    Daridorexant, sold under the brand name Quviviq, is an orexin antagonist medication which is used for the treatment of insomnia. [1] [4] [6] [7] [8] Daridorexant is taken by mouth. [1] [4] [7] Side effects of daridorexant include headache, somnolence, and fatigue. [1] [7] The medication is a dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA).