Sleep Disorders Archives - Insights https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/category/neurology/sleep-disorders/ Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:58:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Sleep Review explores orexin testing for narcolepsy with Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D. https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2020/11/04/sleep-review-explores-orexin-testing-for-narcolepsy-with-joshua-bornhorst-ph-d/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2020/11/04/sleep-review-explores-orexin-testing-for-narcolepsy-with-joshua-bornhorst-ph-d/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:00:50 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=68298 Sleep Review explores orexin testing for narcolepsy with Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D.Dr. Bornhorst explains orexin testing's role in diagnosing type 1 narcolepsy and the significance of the test's availability through Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2020/11/04/sleep-review-explores-orexin-testing-for-narcolepsy-with-joshua-bornhorst-ph-d/feed/ 0 Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus] https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2019/05/31/orexin/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2019/05/31/orexin/#respond Fri, 31 May 2019 15:08:59 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=51476 Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus]The standard test for the diagnosis of narcolepsy is the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). The MSLT is a complex test to perform as well as to interpret. The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 test is a sensitive and specific alternative to the MSLT to diagnose type 1 narcolepsy.

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