Latest Research in IH - Dr. Emmanuel Mignot
Channel: Hypersomnia Foundation
Date: 30/06/2023

Dr. Emmanuel Mignot takes us on an overview of the history of diagnosing idiopathic hypersomnia and latest research on idiopathic hypersomnia.

Dr. Mignot is Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University. He discovered that human narcolepsy is caused by the autoimmune loss of ~70,000 hypothalamic neurons secreting the wake-promoting peptide hypocretin/orexin. Dr. Mignot has received numerous awards, including the 2023 Breakthrough Prize. He is a member of the National Academies of Sciences and Medicine. 

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