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An Interesting Case of Late Age at Onset of Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
Author(s) -
Venkatesh Krishnamurthy,
Vijaya Nallamothu,
Ravi Singareddy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3454
Subject(s) - narcolepsy , cataplexy , medicine , excessive daytime sleepiness , psychiatry , sleep paralysis , sleep medicine , sleep disorder , pediatrics , psychology , modafinil , insomnia
The usual age at onset of narcolepsy with cataplexy is in the second or third decade. In cases with late onset narcolepsy with cataplexy, symptoms are usually mild with relatively less severe daytime sleepiness and less frequent cataplexy. Here we present a case of narcolepsy with cataplexy with onset of symptoms around sixty years of age. This case is unique, with severe daytime sleepiness both by subjective report as well as on objective Multiple Sleep Latency Test and having multiple cataplexy episodes in a day.

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