Cataplexy During Status Cataplecticus Resembles REM Sleep

Cataplexy is a sudden temporary loss of muscle tone in the body, which occurs during times of intense emotional states like laughter or anger. Cataplexy is one of the symptoms of// narcolepsy, which is a compulsive disorder to fall asleep. In narcolepsy there are compulsive sleep attacks and ...

Cataplecticus in other areas

Status cataplecticus misdiagnosed as recurrent syncope.

Status cataplecticus misdiagnosed as recurrent syncope. CALABRO RS, SAVICA R, ... diagnosed as status cataplecticus, recovered after citalopram administration. ...

[Status cataplecticus induced by abrupt withdrawal of clomipramine]

... and after 2-9 days patients showed an invalidant status cataplecticus ... chronic treatment with clomipramine may be associated with status cataplecticus. ...

Resemblance between cataplexy during status cataplecticus, normal REM sleep

A study published in the February 1 issue of the journal Sleep finds that cataplexy during status cataplecticus, a case of prolonged cataplexy, partially resembles ...

Resemblance Between Cataplexy During Status Cataplecticus, Normal REM Sleep

The first efforts to identify the neural structures and pathways underlying cataplexy during status cataplecticus in a narcoleptic patient, with the use of brain ...

Status cataplecticus misdiagnosed as recurrent syncope.

A 76-year-old patient, since the age of 45, presented with frequent attacks ... diagnosed as status cataplecticus, recovered after citalopram administration. ...

Mistaken diagnosis of psychogenic gait disorder in a man with status ...

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over ... This case demonstrates that status cataplecticus can be misdiagnosed as a ...