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Treatment for narcolepsy and cataplexy can be divided to those that act on the excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and those that improve cataplexy. Most patients require lifelong use of medications. [15] Most treatments in humans will act only symptomatically and do not target the loss of the orexin-producing neurons. [16]
Catalepsy is a symptom of certain nervous disorders or conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.It is also a characteristic symptom of cocaine withdrawal, as well as one of the features of catatonia.
Catatonia is a complex syndrome most commonly seen in people with underlying mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder, or psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
OKLAHOMA – Last year an Oklahoma girl posted a video to YouTube to help raise awareness about narcolepsy. The video shows what happened to her once while she was dancing. The video quickly went ...
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis. [1] [2] During an episode, the person may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear.
Managing crowds has long been a challenge at the Kumbh Mela festivals. In 2013, a stampede at a railway station left 42 people dead and 45 injured as thousands of pilgrims arrived for the festival.
Mom Kota Burden warns of rare flu complications after her 5-year-old daughter becomes temporarily paralyzed
Absence of cataplexy; Absence of other causes of hypersomnia; The presence of positive MSLT tests. [32] [33] [34] The latest ICD-10 defines IH with long sleep time as a neurological disorder that is a rare sleep disorder characterized by prolonged sleep at night and extreme sleepiness during the day. There are no apparent causes.