Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden sleep episodes, disrupted nocturnal sleep, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations, which significantly impact the overall well-being and quality of life of...
Disability EvaluationDisorders of Excessive SomnolenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyotonic DystrophyNarcolepsyPolysomnographyObjectives: To assess contributors to excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), to characterise subjects with sleep-onset REM periods (SOREMPs), and to ...
motor skills Swallowing Cognition Speech Eye movements Hearing Memory 5-domain NPCCSS 17-domain NPCCSS Behaviour Gelastic cataplexy Hyperreflexia Incontinence Narcolepsy Psychiatric Seizures Respiratory Fig. 1 Sub-domains of the 5-domain and 17-domain Niemann–Pick type C Clinical Severity Scale....
Gelastic cataplexy, characterised by a normal electroencephalogram (EEG), must be differentiated from gelastic seizures, which exhibit clinical features of epilepsy and usually abnormal EEG. As gelastic cataplexy can be part of the narcoleptic tetrad, which includes cataplexy, narcolepsy, sleep ...