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Hypersomnia, asterixis and cataplexy in association with orexin A-reduced hypothalamic tumor

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  1. Department of Neurology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake Aichi 470-1192, Japan

    Kazuya Nokura MD, PhD, Toshihiko Ozeki MD, PhD, Hiroshi Koga MD, PhD, Takaaki Zettsu MD & Hiroko Yamamoto MD, PhD

  2. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University, School of Medicine, Akita, Japan

    Takashi Kanbayashi MD, PhD & Tetsuo Shimizu MD, PhD

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

    Norio Ozaki MD, PhD

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan

    Tsukasa Kawase MD, PhD

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Nokura, K., Kanbayashi, T., Ozeki, T. et al. Hypersomnia, asterixis and cataplexy in association with orexin A-reduced hypothalamic tumor. J Neurol 251, 1534–1535 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-004-0575-0

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