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Clinical and polysomnographic course of childhood narcolepsy with cataplexy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Our aim was to investigate the natural evolution of cataplexy and polysomnographic features in untreated children with narcolepsy with cataplexy. To this end, clinical, polysomnographic, and cataplexy-video assessments were performed at diagnosis (mean ...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine   +58 more
core   +2 more sources

Early detection of Niemann-pick disease type C with cataplexy and orexin levels: continuous observation with and without Miglustat

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020
Study objectives Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is an autosomal recessive and congenital neurological disorder characterized by the accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.
A. Imanishi   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomarcadores tradicionias em narcolepsia: experiência de um centro de sono brasileiro [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study was thought to characterized clinical and laboratory findings of a narcoleptic patients in an out patients unit at São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: 28 patients underwent polysomnographic recordings (PSG) and Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) were ...
Bittencourt, Lia Rita Azeredo   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Development of a head-mounted, eye-tracking system for dogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Growing interest in canine cognition and visual perception has promoted research into the allocation of visual attention during free-viewing tasks in the dog. The techniques currently available to study this (i.e.
Guo, Kun, Mills, Daniel, Williams, Fiona
core   +1 more source

Cataplexy versus Pseudoseizure : A Case Study

open access: yesMarshall Journal of Medicine, 2020
Cataplexy is frequently misdiagnosed as pseudo seizures. This case study about a young patient shows the necessary steps needed to accurately diagnose and treat cataplexy as well as understand the differences between narcolepsy Type I and Type II.
Sammar Atassi , Katherine Atassi
doaj   +1 more source

The roles of midbrain and diencephalic dopamine cell groups in the regulation of cataplexy in narcoleptic Dobermans

open access: yesNeurobiology of Disease, 2004
Cataplexy, an emotion-triggered sudden loss of muscle tone specific to narcolepsy, is tightly associated with hypocretin deficiency. Using hypocretin receptor 2 gene (hcrtr 2)-mutated narcoleptic Dobermans, we have previously demonstrated that altered ...
Mutsumi Okura   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolated Cataplexy in the Differential Diagnosis of Drop Attacks: A Case of Successful Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2012
Drop attacks are sudden spontaneous falls that are not accompanied by alteration of consciousness and are followed by immediate recovery. Cataplexy, which is usually associated with narcolepsy, is one of the causes of drop attacks.
Robert T. Egel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy

open access: yesTürk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2015
Cataplexy is present in 70% of narcolepsy patients; narcolepsy with cataplexy is now named as narcolepsy type 1 in recent classification of sleep disorders. Cataplexy is defined as short lasting decrease or loss of muscle tone.
Gülçin Benbir Senel, Derya Karadeniz
doaj   +1 more source

Polymorphism located between CPT1B and CHKB, and HLA-DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602 haplotype confer susceptibility to CNS hypersomnias (essential hypersomnia). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
BackgroundSNP rs5770917 located between CPT1B and CHKB, and HLA-DRB1*1501-DQB1*0602 haplotype were previously identified as susceptibility loci for narcolepsy with cataplexy.
Taku Miyagawa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Narcolepsy Patient Presenting as Drop Attack without Emotional Triggering and Subjective Sleepiness [PDF]

open access: yesSleep Medicine Research, 2016
Narcolepsy type I is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucination, and fragmented night-time sleep.
Joon Hyun Baek, Ji-Ye Jeon, Sang-Ahm Lee
doaj   +1 more source

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