Psychosis in patients with narcolepsy as an adverse effect of sodium oxybate

Psychosis in patients with narcolepsy as an adverse effect of sodium oxybate

Aim: Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are characteristic symptoms of narcolepsy, as are excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy and sleep paralysis. Narcolepsy patients may also experience daytime hallucinations unrelated to sleep-wake transitions. The effect of medication on hallucinations...

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Main Authors: Tomi eSarkanen, Valter eNiemelä, Anne-Marie eLandtblom, Markku ePartinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Hallucinations
Narcolepsy
Schizophrenia
Sodium Oxybate
psychosis
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00136/full

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