Sleep and orexin : A new paradigm for understanding behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia?

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Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a complex and heterogeneous disorder with as yet unidentified unifying pathophysiological mechanism. There is emerging evidence that hypothalamic dysfunction, manifesting as disturbances in sleep and metabolism, is an integral component of neurodegeneration in bvFTD. Although sleep and metabolic disturbances and the behavioural abnormalities of bvFTD may appear disparate on the surface, there may be a common underlying hormonal mechanism involving orexin. Orexin is a hypothalamic neurotransmitter directly responsible for control of sleep and metabolism in healthy individuals and is implicated in many abnormal behaviours commonly seen in bvFTD - such as impulsive behaviour, hedonistic reinforcement and binge-consumption of ethanol. Further characterising orexin's role in pathophysiology of bvFTD could lead to a new paradigm for understanding this disease and may provide a new direction towards effective management and treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Sleep medicine reviews - 54(2020) vom: 05. Dez., Seite 101361

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hwang, Yun Tae [VerfasserIn]
Piguet, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Hodges, John R [VerfasserIn]
Grunstein, Ron [VerfasserIn]
Burrell, James R [VerfasserIn]

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Behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia
Journal Article
Orexin
Orexins
Pathophysiology
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Sleep

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Date Completed 04.10.2021

Date Revised 04.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101361

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NLM313212791