Cataplexy as a side effect of modafinil in a patient without narcolepsy

Cataplexy as a side effect of modafinil in a patient without narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a disease in which there is diurnal excessive sleepiness with sleep attacks and a prevalence in the general population of 1/4000 individuals. Classically, it is characterized by cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations and fragmented sleep. The use of modafinil in the trea...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Lopes, Danielle Pereira, Nilce Sanny Costa da Silva Behrens, Hassana de Almeida Fonseca, Paola Oliveira Calvancanti, Taís Figueiredo de Araújo Lima, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Juliana Castro, Sergio Tufik, Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies 2014-03-01
Series:Sleep Science
Subjects:
Narcolepsy
Modafinil
Cataplexy
Sleep Obstructive Apnea Syndrome
Side effect
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006314000169

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