 Cataplexy
"Cataplexy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition characterized by transient weakness or paralysis of somatic musculature triggered by an emotional stimulus or physical exertion. Cataplexy is frequently associated with NARCOLEPSY. During a cataplectic attack, there is a marked reduction in muscle tone similar to the normal physiologic hypotonia that accompanies rapid eye movement sleep (SLEEP, REM). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p396)
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D002385
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.886.425.800.200.750.500 F03.870.400.800.200.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cataplexy- Cataplexy
- Tonelessness Syndrome
- Syndrome, Tonelessness
- Syndromes, Tonelessness
- Tonelessness Syndromes
- Cataleptic Attacks
- Attack, Cataleptic
- Attacks, Cataleptic
- Cataleptic Attack
- Henneberg Syndrome
- Syndrome, Henneberg
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cataplexy" by people in Profiles.
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Xu S, Hong V, Sy LS, Glenn SC, Ryan DS, Morrissette KL, Nelson JC, Hambidge SJ, Crane B, Zerbo O, DeSilva MB, Glanz JM, Donahue JG, Liles E, Duffy J, Qian L. Changes in incidence rates of outcomes of interest in vaccine safety studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine. 2022 05 20; 40(23):3150-3158.
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Shelkowitz E, Gantz MG, Ridenour TA, Scheimann AO, Strong T, Bohonowych J, Duis J. Neuropsychiatric features of Prader-Willi syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2022 05; 188(5):1457-1463.
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Ingram DG, Jesteadt L, Crisp C, Simon SL. Perceived challenges in pediatric narcolepsy: a survey of parents, youth, and sleep physicians. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021 01 01; 17(1):13-22.
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Carls G, Reddy SR, Broder MS, Tieu R, Villa KF, Profant J, Halbower AC. Burden of disease in pediatric narcolepsy: a claims-based analysis of health care utilization, costs, and comorbidities. Sleep Med. 2020 02; 66:110-118.
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Picchioni D, Hope CR, Harsh JR. A case-control study of the environmental risk factors for narcolepsy. Neuroepidemiology. 2007; 29(3-4):185-92.
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Black J, Duntley SP, Bogan RK, O'Malley MB. Recent advances in the treatment and management of excessive daytime sleepiness. CNS Spectr. 2007 Feb; 12(2 Suppl 2):1-14; quiz 15.
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Picchioni D, Mignot EJ, Harsh JR. The month-of-birth pattern in narcolepsy is moderated by cataplexy severity and may be independent of HLA-DQB1*0602. Sleep. 2004 Dec 15; 27(8):1471-5.
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