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NewsFRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRYTuesday, April 21, 2026 · April 21, 2026

Narcolepsy as an immune-associated hypothalamic encephalopathy: orexin dysfunction and implications for precision sleep medicine.

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Recent peer-reviewed research on Narcolepsy that may be relevant for patients and caregivers.

Narcolepsy can no longer be adequately conceptualized by excessive sleepiness and cataplexy. It is increasingly recognized as a multisystem hypothalamic encephalopathy, rooted in the selective loss or dysfunction of orexin neurons, yet extending across motor, psychiatric, metabolic, and autonomic do...

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