Treatment paradigms for cataplexy in narcolepsy: past, present, and future

Cataplexy is defined as episodes of sudden loss of voluntary muscle tone triggered by emotions generally lasting <2 minutes. Cataplexy is most commonly associated with and considered pathognomonic for narcolepsy, a sleep disorder affecting ~0.05% of the general population. Knowledge of the pathop...

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Main Author: Swick, Todd J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4686331/