Isolated cataplexy of more than 40 years' duration.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
For over 40 years, a 55-year-old woman had suffered from cataplexy, which had been mistakenly identified as hysteria. Sleepiness, hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep-onset paralysis were not present. This is the longest duration of isolated cataplexy reported so far.
Medical subject headings
- Cataplexy