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- 2019
Immune-mediated comorbidities in Saudi patients with narcolepsyDOI: 10.2147/NSS.S195650 Keywords: cataplexy, hypersomnolence, hypersomnia, allergy, narcolepsy Abstract: Background: Autoimmunity has been proposed as a cause of narcolepsy. A few studies have assessed comorbid autoimmune diseases in patients with narcolepsy, with conflicting results; however, no study has assessed autoimmune diseases in Arab narcolepsy patients. This study aimed to assess the coexistence of immune-mediated conditions such as allergies, autoimmune diseases, and autoinflammatory diseases in patients with narcolepsy type 1 (with cataplexy) (NT1) and narcolepsy type 2 (without cataplexy) (NT2)
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