A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy
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. Here we present a 9-year-old girl misdiagnosed as epilepsy due to distor...
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doaj-44d7bd9e87e04029a582ddffbe374f8d2020-11-24T23:25:24ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi2148-15042015-03-0121222410.4274/jtsm.02.006A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as EpilepsyGülçin Benbir Senel0Derya Karadeniz1Istanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali, Uyku Ve Bozukluklari Birimi, Istanbul, TürkiyeIstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali, Uyku Ve Bozukluklari Birimi, Istanbul, TürkiyeCataplexy 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. Here we present a 9-year-old girl misdiagnosed as epilepsy due to distortion in her face but diagnosed to have narcolepsy type 1 and partial cataplexy. In detail questioning, loss of muscle tone in her facial muscles and facial distortion occurred for a short time upon tiredness and in association with daytime sleepiness without any unconsciousness. No response was observed with antiepileptic agents, but they totally resolved upon administration of anticataplectic therapy.http://jtsm.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-case-report-of-narcolepsy-with-partial-cataplexy/10249Narcolepsy type 1cataplexycataplectic face |
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Gülçin Benbir Senel Derya Karadeniz A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi Narcolepsy type 1 cataplexy cataplectic face |
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Gülçin Benbir Senel Derya Karadeniz |
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Gülçin Benbir Senel |
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A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy |
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A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy |
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A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy |
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A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy |
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A Case Report of Narcolepsy with Partial Cataplexy Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy |
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case report of narcolepsy with partial cataplexy misdiagnosed as epilepsy |
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Galenos Yayinevi |
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Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi |
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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. Here we present a 9-year-old girl misdiagnosed as epilepsy due to distortion in her face but diagnosed to have narcolepsy type 1 and partial cataplexy. In detail questioning, loss of muscle tone in her facial muscles and facial distortion occurred for a short time upon tiredness and in association with daytime sleepiness without any unconsciousness. No response was observed with antiepileptic agents, but they totally resolved upon administration of anticataplectic therapy. |
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Narcolepsy type 1 cataplexy cataplectic face |
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