Emmanuel Mignot

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  • Narcolepsy onset is seasonal and increased following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in China.

    Han F, Lin L, Warby SC, Faraco J, Li J, Dong SX, An P, Zhao L, Wang LH, Li QY, Yan H, Gao ZC, Yuan Y, Strohl KP, Mignot E. Ann Neurol. 2011; 70 (3): 410-7

    Narcolepsy is caused by the loss of hypocretin/orexin neurons in the hypothalamus, which is likely the result of an autoimmune process. Recently, concern has been raised over reports of narcolepsy in northern Europe following H1N1 vaccination.

    PubMedID: 21866560

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