Table 4

CSF Hypocretin-1 in various neurological conditions

DiagnosisNoCentreSexAgeProteinHypo-1
Centre 1: Montpellier, France; Centre 2: Zurich, Switzerland
Protein = CSF protein expressed in g/ml
Hypo-1 = mean (SD) (range) level of hypocretin-1 in the CSF (pg/ml)
*CIDP, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; CNS, central nervous system
Neurodegenerative disease
Alzheimer’s disease81,22M, 6F70 (9.04)0.50 (0.16)483.87 (85.68) (356–577)
Parkinson’s disease321M, 2F71 (13)0.38 (0.11)279.67 (58.01) (221–337)
Motor neurone disease41,22M, 2F67 (12.06)0.31 (0.08)462.75 (58.53) (392–535)
Spastic paraplegia31,21M, 2F46.67 (20.13)0.39 (0.04)480.67 (74.78) (397–541)
Demyelinating diseases of CNS
Multiple sclerosis141,26M, 8F30.21 (10.21)0.43 (0.10)489.93 (244.56) (282–1280)
Devic disease11F490.41874
Inflammatory bowel disease11F450.27310
Peripheral neuropathies
Guillain-Barré syndrome21,22F21.5 (6.36)1.45 (1.2)980.5 (193.04) (844–1117)
CIDP*11M601.771333
Diabetic polyneuropathy21M, F54.5 (4.95)0.79 (0.51)493.5 (4.95) (490–497)
Toxic polyneuropathy11M570.48427
Idiopathic polyneuropathy31,23F55 (5.57)0.5 (0.21)850.33 (285.67) (623–1171)
Vascular disease
Stroke613M, 3F65.67 (7.99)0.33 (0.08)617.00 (304.71) (380–1184)
Vascular dementia11M700.65391
Isolated CNS angiitis12F480.21437
Paraneoplastic disorders
Lambert-Eaton syndrome12M630.51260
Limbic encephalitis323F63.3 (14.64)0.55 (0.32)448 (122.87) (312–481)
Prion diseases
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease525M65.2 (10.69)0.49 (0.12)536.6 (55.28) (491–618)
Other neurological disorders
Normal pressure hydrocephalus312M, 1F70.67 (2.88)0.43 (0.08)477.67 (575.77) (123–1142)
Myasthenia gravis12M400.45588
Pseudotumour cerebri424F36.25 (5.56)0.30 (0.09)533 (33.85) (498–563)
CNS neoplasm11M720.51382
Myoclonus-hyperexplexia12M500.23531
Lues12F320.22501
Miscellaneous neurological conditions
Fibromyalgia11M490.5821
Central vertigo312M, 1F39 (20.24)0.43 (0.13)695.33 (457.07) (177–1280)
Acute headache312M, 1F39.33 (15.82)0.47 (0.04)993.33 (55.51) (955–1057)
Epileptic seizures41,22M, 2F57.5 (9.54)0.39 (0.14)677.75 (213.88) (534–996)
Chronic sciatalgia11F340.55583
Cranio-cerebral trauma11F631.59583
Depression12M380.31595
Encephalitis12F230.21589
Other dementia12M710.42456
Recurrent attacks of dizziness12M620.401259