Stimulating hypocretin receptors improves sleepiness and vigilance in idiopathic hypersomnia: lessons from a proof of concept study

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Isabelle Arnulf et al. Sleep. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 8;46(9):zsad085.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad085.

¹ National Reference Center for Narcolepsy and Rare Hypersomnias, Sleep Clinic, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, APHP-Sorbonne University, Paris, France.

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Safety and pharmacodynamics of a single infusion of danavorexton in adults with idiopathic hypersomnia.
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