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+44 28 3718 0055Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639
Korkmaz S Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Neurology, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Medicine, Sleep Apnea
Department of Neurology, Acibadem Kayseri Hospital, Acibadem University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Biography
korkmaz S is from Department of Neurology, Acibadem Kayseri Hospital, Acibadem University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. He recently published his articles in Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and Care. He reviewed many scientific papers. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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The Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Plasma Leptin and Ghrelin Levels in Narcoleptic Patients
Author(s): Korkmaz S, Aksu M, Tuna M, Baskol G, Bayram F and Hallett M
Background: Narcoleptic patients have an increased rate of comorbid conditions such as obesity, type 2-diabetes. Those conditions have been thought to be associated with altered feeding regulating hormones including leptin, ghrelin and impaired glucose tolerance in narcoleptic patients. Therefore, the current study aimed to characterize basal plasma leptin and ghrelin levels and to assess glucose metabolism in narcoleptic patients and to determine whether the biologic effects of sleep deprivation seen in healthy population would be the same as those in narcoleptic patients.
Method: Following usual night's sleep, 24 hours sleep deprivation was performed on ten narcolepsy patients (five men, five women) and age, sex and body mass index (BMI) match... view more»
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