Cataplexy features in childhood narcolepsy

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dc.contributor.authorSerra, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorMontagna, Pasquale
dc.contributor.authorMignot, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorLugaresi, Elio
dc.contributor.authorPlazzi, Giuseppe
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:04:34Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:04:34Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractCataplexy, the hallmark of narcolepsy, has been well characterized in adults but not in children. This study systematically used structured clinical assessments and video-recordings (49 episodes in eight cases) to evaluate cataplexy in 23 patients diagnosed before the age of 18 years. Forty-three percent of patients had falls as part of their attacks. During cataplexy knees, head, and jaw were the most frequently compromised body segments; eyelids, arms, and trunk being less commonly involved. More rarely, blurred vision, slurred speech, irregular breathing, or a sudden loss of smiling mimics were reported. One-third of the sample presented with a previously unrecognized description of cataplexy that we coined "cataplectic facies," consisting of a state of semipermanent eyelid and jaw weakness, on which partial or complete cataplectic attacks were superimposed. The usual triggering emotions, such as laughter, joking, or anger, were not always present, especially when close to an abrupt onset, hampering diagnosis. Video-recordings of cataplectic attacks may be useful to document the attack, allowing a comparison with archived presentations. (c) 2008 Movement Disorder Society.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-27
dc.format.extent8 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/mds.21965
dc.identifier.issn0885-3185
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:18307264
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/mds.21965
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/75833
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000255600200013
dc.information.autorucMedicina;Serra L;S/I;102094
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final865
dc.pagina.inicio858
dc.publisherWILEY-LISS
dc.revistaMOVEMENT DISORDERS
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectsleep
dc.subjectnarcolepsy
dc.subjectcataplexy
dc.subjectchildhood
dc.subjectcataplectic facies
dc.subjectLIMP MAN SYNDROME
dc.subjectDAYTIME SLEEPINESS
dc.subjectCLINICAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMSLT
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleCataplexy features in childhood narcolepsy
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen23
sipa.codpersvinculados102094
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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