Case report: early onset narcolepsy initially misdiagnosed as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Background. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological syndrome, which is characterized by excessive sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis during the rapid eye movement period of sleep.
Mahmut Almbaidheen, Muhittin Bodur
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Kleine-levin syndrome: clinical course, polysomnography and multiple sleep latency test. Case report [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1998 A case of Kleine-Levin syndrome, with chronic severe periodic hypersomnia is described in a 17-year-old female. The first episode started when she was 15 years old.
RUBENS REIMÃO, MARISA H. SHIMIZU
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Nocturnal Sleep Onset Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Periods as a Predictor of the Severity of Narcolepsy in Korea [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2020 Background and Objective To investigate the severity of narcolepsy based on the presence of nocturnal sleep onset rapid eye movement sleep period (nSOREMP). Methods Subjects included 167 narcolepsy patients diagnosed at the St.
Jihyun Song +7 more
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The Natural History of Insomnia: Acute Insomnia and First-onset Depression [PDF]
, 2013 Study Objectives: While many studies have examined the association between insomnia and depression, no studies have evaluated these associations 1) within a narrow time frame, 2) with specific reference to acute & chronic insomnia, and 3) using ...
Michael L. Perlis +18 more
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Allowing ad libitum sleep during overnight polysomnography affects Multiple Sleep Latency Test results in patients being assessed for hypersomnolence. [PDF]
J Clin Sleep MedAllowing ad libitum sleep during overnight polysomnography affects Multiple Sleep Latency Test results in patients being assessed for ...
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Midazolam daytime residual effect evaluated by the multiple sleep latency test
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1993 Daytime sleepiness after ingestion of midazolam as a hypnotic was quantitatively studied employing the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT). We evaluated 20 healthy volunteers, 10 of which received a single oral dose of midazolam (15 mg, one tablet) and 10
Rubens Reimão
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Rare Case of Late-Onset Narcolepsy Type 1
Case Reports in Neurology, 2020 A 69-year-old male developed symptoms typical of the diagnosis of narcolepsy type 1 without any previous triggering events. First, daytime sleepiness occurred, soon followed by cataplexy.
Petra Kovalská +5 more
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Hypersomnia in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Co-incidental or an Aetiological Association?
Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2021 Increased daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia, is a very common symptom in the general population and may cause serious problems in their lives. Hypersomnia may be idiopathic or may occur secondary to other aetiologies.
Aylin Bican Demir +2 more
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Relationship between gender role, anger expression, thermal discomfort and sleep onset latency in women [PDF]
, 2009 : BACKGROUND: Women with thermal discomfort from cold extremities (hands and feet; TDCE) often suffer from prolonged sleep onset latency (SOL). Suppressed anger could contribute to the genesis of both TDCE and prolonged SOL.
Stutz, Elisabeth Zemp +21 more
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Validation of a Walking Wheel Method to Fragment Sleep in Rats [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2012 Background and Objective Many attempts have sought to devise an animal model of sleep fragmentation (SF) to understand the clinical effects of sleep loss, but no study has investigated the usefulness of the walking wheel method to interrupt sleep in rats.
Dae Wui Yoon +4 more
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