Articles by author - David Kemlink

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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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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No association with the ETM2 locus in Czech patients with familial essential tremor.

Zahorakova D, Ulmanova O, Kemlink D, Kofrankova M, Roth J, Martasek P, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2010; 31(4): 549-552 PubMed PMID: 20802447  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alleles, Czech Republic, Essential Tremor:genetics, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Heterogeneity, Genetic Loci, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Microsatellite Re.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common neurological movement disorders. In more than half of the cases, ET is inherit.....

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Sleep apnea in carotid stenosis.

Sonková Z, Svátová K, Kemlink D, Kalina M, Sebesta P, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2009; 30(1): 61-66 PubMed PMID: 19300383  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Carotid Arteries:pathology, Carotid Stenosis:complications, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Neck:anatomy & histology, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive:complications,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Sleep apnea is associated with advanced atherosclerosis. This study was focused on sleep breathing in patients with hemodynami.....

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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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