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SUBMITTER: Suzuki S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4510249 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suzuki Shingo S Uehara Takanori T Ohira Yoshiyuki Y Ikusaka Masatomi M
Journal of general internal medicine 20150318 8
A 72-year-old woman was referred for a 15-year history of brief attacks of generalized weakness that occurred when she was tense or startled. During these episodes, she squatted, closed her eyes, and had difficulty speaking, but there was no disturbance of consciousness. The cerebrospinal fluid level of orexin/hypocretin was low (92 ng/L), leading to a diagnosis of narcolepsy with cataplexy according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD)-2 criteria. Cataplexy should be co ...[more]