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Two cases of childhood narcolepsy mimicking epileptic seizures in video-EEG/EMG.

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Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive sleepiness, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis, and can occur with or without cataplexy. Here, we report two children with narcolepsy presenting with cataplexy mimicking epileptic seizures as determined by long-term video-electroencephalography

Narcolepsy-cataplexy and gelastic-atonic seizures.

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Eating seizures and emotional facial paresis: evidence suggesting the amygdala is a common anatomophysiological substratum.

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The medial basotemporal lobes (hippocampus, amygdala, parahippocampal gyrus) are considered to be parts of the system responsible for nonvolitional facial movements. In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, lower facial weakness during emotional expression has been found to occur almost exclusively

[Cytokines as a marker of the different paroxysmal sleep events in children].

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BACKGROUND Parasomnias in children manifest by unwanted behavior and various clinical picture. These disorders are associated with different sleep phases (REM, NREM) and sometimes threaten safety of children's sleep. They require differentiation with epileptic seizures because about 30% of epileptic

Epilepsy and narcolepsy-cataplexy in a child.

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We report a 5-year-old boy with epilepsy and narcolepsy-cataplexy. He developed myoclonic seizures at the age of 4 years, which manifested as head shaking to the left. Approximately 6 months later, narcolepsy-cataplexy with excessive daytime sleepiness occurred. Although a short-time

[Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and narcolepsy comorbid].

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OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical diagnosis and treatment process of narcolepsy and epilepsy co-existence, and thereby to improve awareness of such cases. METHODS The clinical manifestations of 2 cases were observed, and video-electroencephalogram (VEEG), multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT) were

Long-term follow-up of patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy treated with sodium oxybate (Xyrem).

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OBJECTIVE The clinical experience with sodium oxybate (Xyrem) in patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy is still limited, especially in children, elderly patients, and patients with concomitant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In this report, we describe 4 patients with narcolepsy and refractory cataplexy

The Comorbidity of Focal Epilepsy and Narcolepsy Type 1 - Two Case Reports.

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The aim of this study is to remind the possibility of co-occurrence of epilepsy and narcolepsy. In the first case report, narcolepsy type 1 was diagnosed in 29-year-old female. After one year of the treatment with modafinil a new episodes of automatic behavior appeared. Patient was reevaluated and

Differential diagnosis of seizures.

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Distinguishing epileptic events from nonepileptic paroxysmal neurologic events represents a common diagnostic challenge. Syncope, either cardiac or noncardiac, can appear similar to atonic and even convulsive seizures. Breath holding and benign paroxysmal vertigo in children may be confused with

Comparison of the psychosocial effects of epilepsy and narcolepsy/cataplexy: a controlled study.

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A questionnaire survey compared the psychosocial effects of epilepsy in 60 patients without major organic pathology (selected cases with temporal lobe epilepsy or primary generalized epilepsy) with those of matched (duration of illness, sex) patients with narcolepsy/cataplexy and with those of age-

Narcolepsy-cataplexy and loss of sphincter control.

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We describe the case of a 34-year-old man who presented intermittent faecal incontinence as a manifestation of cataplexy. The patient's sleep history was positive for the full narcoleptic tetrad (sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations) while extensive

Dante's description of narcolepsy.

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Sleep, sleepiness, and dreaming are expressed throughout Dante Alighieri's (1265-1321) the Divine Comedy from the start of his journey through the afterlife. In the book, Dante complains that he is "full of sleep," and he experiences sudden wake-dreaming transitions, short and refreshing naps,

[Five cases of paroxysmal sleep disturbances].

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Five cases with paroxysmal disturbances occurring during sleep were presented. The diagnosis of epilepsy was made in 3 cases and the diagnosis of non-epilepsy was made in 2 cases. The latter 2 cases had been treated as epilepsy. Clinical differences were not apparent on ictal manifestations between

Successful treatment of post-traumatic narcolepsy with methylphenidate: a case report.

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Narcolepsy is a rare sequela of brain injury. We report the case of a 27-yr-old male with post-traumatic narcolepsy who was successfully treated with methylphenidate. This patient sustained moderate brain injury from a motorcycle accident. Subsequently, he manifested the classic tetrad of

Zonisamide-induced psychosis in a patient with bipolar disorder and narcolepsy.

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Zonisamide is an anticonvulsant used as an adjunctive treatment for partial seizures. It has also been used off-label for treatment of mania. Abdoh et al recently reported a very interesting case of psychosis induced by zonisamide. We too observed a case of psychosis induced by zonisamide in a

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