Narcolepsy Tetrad - A Case Report
Sunny Joseph, Baker Fenn
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July 1, 1983 DOI: 10.1177/0975156419830205 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | A single patient with narcolepsy |
| Measures | EEG |
| Key findings | Describes a rare case of narcolepsy with the full tetrad of symptoms (sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations) alongside EEG evidence of sleep-onset REM periods, in which REM sleep occurs without preceding slow-wave non-REM stages. The article adds a brief discussion of incidence, causes, and treatment. |
Abstract
A rare case of narcolepsy tetrad with irresistible attacks of sleep, cataplexy, sleep paral!sis and hypnagogic hallucinations with typical E. E. G .findings of slumping into the R E. M. sleep without passing through various slow wave phases of N. R. E. M. is described in this article.A brief discussion about its incidence, aetiology, and treatment is also added.