Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:
Cataplexy describes brief episodes of loss of muscle tone with strong emotion.
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| Disorder | Clinical features | Associated features | Investigations | Disease modifying treatment available | Time critical |
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| Narcolepsy |
Hypnopompic hallucinations Hypnagogic hallucinations Sleep paralysis |
Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder Niemann-Pick type C Prader-Willi syndrome |
Mild episodes can cause transient ptosis, head drop and slurred speech. Episodes are precipitated by strong emotions and last for seconds to minutes. Tone may return intermittently giving the impression of jerking. More severe episodes can result in collapse.
Cataplexy may cause the following:
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