Articles by author - Karel Sonka

Volume of the amygdala is reduced in patients with narcolepsy - a structural MRI study.

Brabec J, Rulseh A, Horinek D, Pala A, Guerreiro H, Buskova J, Petrovicky P, Nemcova V, Krasensky J, Seidl Z, Nimsky C, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2011; 32(5): 652-656 PubMed PMID: 22167152  Keywords:  Adult, Amygdala:pathology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging:methods, Male, Middle Aged, Narcolepsy:pathology, Nucleus Accumbens:anatomy & histology, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Based on the clinical observation that patients suffering from narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) have cataplectic attacks when the.....

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Obesity accompanies narcolepsy with cataplexy but not narcolepsy without cataplexy.

Sonka K, Kemlink D, Busková J, Pretl M, Srůtková Z, Maurovich Horvat E, Vodicka P, Poláková V, Nevsímalová S.

Comparative Study 2010; 31(5): 631-634 PubMed PMID: 21173745  Keywords:  Adult, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Cataplexy:diagnosis, Comorbidity, Czech Republic:epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Narcolepsy:diagnosis, Obesity:diagnosis, Polysomnography, Sleep, Wakefulness,.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) differs from narcolepsy without cataplexy (NwoC) in the cerebrospinal fluid levels of hypocreti.....

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Sleep apnea in carotid stenosis.

Sonková Z, Svátová K, Kemlink D, Kalina M, Sebesta P, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2009; 30(1): 61-66 PubMed PMID: 19300383  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Carotid Arteries:pathology, Carotid Stenosis:complications, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Neck:anatomy & histology, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive:complications,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Sleep apnea is associated with advanced atherosclerosis. This study was focused on sleep breathing in patients with hemodynami.....

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REM sleep without atonia in narcolepsy.

Buskova J, Nevsimalova S, Kemlink D, Sonka K.

Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 757-760 PubMed PMID: 20038925  Keywords:  Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Muscle Tonus:physiology, Muscle, Skeletal:physiology, Narcolepsy:physiopathology, Polysomnography, REM Sleep Parasomnias:physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Sleep, REM:physiology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: While there are a number of observations/quantifications indicating a greater proportion of REM sleep without atonia (RWA) in n.....

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Evening and morning plasma levels of protein S100B in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Sonka K, Kelemen J, Kemlink D, Volná J, Pretl M, Zima T, Benakova H, Rambousek P, Foltán R, Donev F.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(5): 575-579 PubMed PMID: 17984939  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nerve Growth Factors:blood, Oxygen:blood, Polysomnography, S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit, S100 Proteins:blood, Severity of Illness Index, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive:blood, Stat.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Responsible for sleep brain perfusion changes, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) constitutes a cardiovascular risk. To find out abo.....

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Suggestive evidence of erythropoietin level abnormality in patients with sporadic and familial cases of the restless legs syndrome.

Kemlink D, Sonka K, Pretl M, Benakova H.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(5): 643-646 PubMed PMID: 17984928  Keywords:  Adult, Age of Onset, Erythrocyte Count, Erythropoietin:blood, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pedigree, Restless Legs Syndrome:blood,.    Citation

BACKGROUND: The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is divided into two forms: idiopathic and secondary. About half the cases of the former are f.....

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