Thinking outside the box: cataplexy without narcolepsy.
Sleep Med
; 61: 118-121, 2019 09.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31427075
Cataplexy is a transient loss of muscle tone that can be triggered by emotions such as laughter, excitement or fear. Other causes of cataplexy include Niemann-Pick type C Disease, Angelman Syndrome, Norrie Disease, Prader-Willi Syndrome. In addition, cataplexy can be a side effect of several drugs (eg, lamotrigine, clozapine, and gamma-hydroxybutyrate). Yet, the most prevalent causes of cataplexy without narcolepsy are rare genetic diseases; which explains why cataplexy is classically linked to narcolepsy. Therefore, it is essential disconnecting cataplexy from narcolepsy especially in pediatric population and after use of a few medications. In this review, we described few conditions of cataplexy not related to narcolepsy. We performed a review of literature (MEDLINE and EMBASE database), without limited date or publication restrictions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cataplexia
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sleep Med
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Holanda