Open AccessDramatic Cataplexy Improvement Following Right Parietal Surgery
Author(s) -
David Fam,
Prathiba Shammi,
Todd G. Mainprize,
Brian J. Murray
Publication year - 2015
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.4860
Subject(s) - medicine , cataplexy , polysomnography , narcolepsy , neuropsychology , modafinil , anesthesia , surgery , cognition , psychiatry , apnea
This is the case of a 34-year-old woman with severe narcolepsy with cataplexy who experienced a dramatic reduction in cataplexy symptoms after resection of a right parietal astrocytoma. The patient underwent detailed neurological exam, neuropsychological testing, polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing following surgery.
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