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Experience with the use of modafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy in a outpatient facility specialized in diurnal excessive sleepiness in São Paulo [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2014 Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by diurnal excessive sleepiness and catapleaxy. It affects 1 in every 2000 to 4000 individuals with personal, social and familiar significant repercussions.
Nilce Sanny Costa da Silva Behrens +9 more
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Correlations between subjective and objective features of nocturnal sleep and excessive diurnal sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy [PDF]
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the correlations between excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), assessed by the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), and the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) and nocturnal sleep architecture features, clinical symptoms of narcolepsy (CSN) and subjective sleep quality (SSQ) in patients with narcolepsy.
Reyes Haro
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Moebius syndrome and narcolepsy: A case dissertation
Sleep Science, 2014 Moebius syndrome (MS) is a congenital syndrome characterized by unilateral or bilateral aplasia of the VI and VII cranial nerves, with consequent convergent strabismus and bilateral peripheral facial paralysis.
Lídia Sabaneeff +4 more
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Cataplexy as a side effect of modafinil in a patient without narcolepsy
Sleep Science, 2014 Narcolepsy is a disease in which there is diurnal excessive sleepiness with sleep attacks and a prevalence in the general population of 1/4000 individuals.
Eduardo Lopes +9 more
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Sleep Science, 2014 Studies have pointed out that approximately 50–60% of narcolepsy patients may demonstrate higher prevalence of periodical leg movements. However, we highlight that the prevalence studies and the effects of periodical leg movements in patients with ...
Danielle Pereira +9 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the effects of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) on cognitive performance, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and insomnia in physically active and sedentary elderly individuals.MethodsA total of 58 ...
Mohamed Ali Boujelbane +26 more
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The use of citalopram for the treatment of cataplexy$
Sleep Science, 2014 This is a series of cases describing the use of citalopram for the treatment of cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy. Cataplexy is the most specific symptom of narcolepsy, being characterized by a sudden and temporary loss of muscle tonus, triggered by ...
Hassana de Almeida Fonseca +10 more
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The effects of COVID-19 on sleep and general health of Czech patients with epilepsy
Heliyon, 2023 Objectives: To assess the impact of COVID-19 illness and pandemic era on sleep, general health, health care, and social status in patients with epilepsy in the Czech Republic. Methods: Our designed and approved questionnaire consisted of 23 questions. We
Jana Slonkova +6 more
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Kleine–Levin Syndrome: A case report
Sleep Science, 2014 The Kleine–Levin Syndrome is a differential diagnosis for patients with diurnal excessive sleepiness and a suspicion of narcolepsy. It is characterized by paroxysmal attacks of diurnal excessive sleepiness, associated with one or more symptoms of ...
Taís Figueiredo de Araújo Lima +9 more
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Sleep disordered breathing in patients with epilepsy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2016 Background:Sleep has long been known to affect epilepsy. Little has been documented regarding the epidemiology of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in patients with epilepsy from India.
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