Articles by author - Jitka Buskova

Antidepressants substantially affect basic REM sleep characteristics in narcolepsy-cataplexy patients.

Busková J, Kemlink D, Ibarburu V, Nevsímalová S, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2015; 36(5): 430-433 PubMed PMID: 26707042  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents:adverse effects, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies, Depressive Disorder:drug therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Narcolepsy:chemically induced, Polysomnography, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder:chemically induced, .    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Antidepressants substantially affect REM sleep characteristics and trigger manifestations of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).....

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Volume of the amygdala is reduced in patients with narcolepsy - a structural MRI study.

Brabec J, Rulseh A, Horinek D, Pala A, Guerreiro H, Buskova J, Petrovicky P, Nemcova V, Krasensky J, Seidl Z, Nimsky C, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2011; 32(5): 652-656 PubMed PMID: 22167152  Keywords:  Adult, Amygdala:pathology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging:methods, Male, Middle Aged, Narcolepsy:pathology, Nucleus Accumbens:anatomy & histology, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Based on the clinical observation that patients suffering from narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) have cataplectic attacks when the.....

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Obesity accompanies narcolepsy with cataplexy but not narcolepsy without cataplexy.

Sonka K, Kemlink D, Busková J, Pretl M, Srůtková Z, Maurovich Horvat E, Vodicka P, Poláková V, Nevsímalová S.

Comparative Study 2010; 31(5): 631-634 PubMed PMID: 21173745  Keywords:  Adult, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Cataplexy:diagnosis, Comorbidity, Czech Republic:epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Narcolepsy:diagnosis, Obesity:diagnosis, Polysomnography, Sleep, Wakefulness,.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) differs from narcolepsy without cataplexy (NwoC) in the cerebrospinal fluid levels of hypocreti.....

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REM sleep without atonia in narcolepsy.

Buskova J, Nevsimalova S, Kemlink D, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 757-760 PubMed PMID: 20038925  Keywords:  Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Muscle Tonus:physiology, Muscle, Skeletal:physiology, Narcolepsy:physiopathology, Polysomnography, REM Sleep Parasomnias:physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Sleep, REM:physiology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: While there are a number of observations/quantifications indicating a greater proportion of REM sleep without atonia (RWA) in n.....

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Reduced hypothalamic gray matter in narcolepsy with cataplexy.

Buskova J, Vaneckova M, Sonka K, Seidl Z, Nevsimalova S.

Journal Article 2006; 27(6): 769-772 PubMed PMID: 17187022  Keywords:  Adult, Atrophy, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Hypothalamus:pathology, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins:metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging:instrumentation, Male, Middle Aged, Narcolepsy:metabolism, Neurons:metabolism, Neuropeptides.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Narcolepsy with cataplexy is associated with a loss of hypocretin. The question is, if there is an autoimmune or neurodegenera.....

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