2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000300011
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Abstract: Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleep and cataplexy. Sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations can be added to this clinical picture 1,2 . Narcolepsy involves an unknown physiopathology but with a known association with the HLA DQB1*06023 allele 3 . This would fortify the hypothe- ABSTRACT -Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleep and cataplexy. Little is known about the possible difference in pathophysiology between patients with or without cataplexy. Obje�tive: To quantify … Show more

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“…Some patients taking antidepressives drugs, dopamine agonists, and other drugs can simulate characteristics of narcolepsy. Clinical and electrophysiological differentiation could be difficult in these situations [13][14][15] . The gold standard exam for narcolepsy with cataplexy is Hypocretin-1 dosage, but in patients without cataplexy and in IH, diagnosis is not yet automatic.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some patients taking antidepressives drugs, dopamine agonists, and other drugs can simulate characteristics of narcolepsy. Clinical and electrophysiological differentiation could be difficult in these situations [13][14][15] . The gold standard exam for narcolepsy with cataplexy is Hypocretin-1 dosage, but in patients without cataplexy and in IH, diagnosis is not yet automatic.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some authors have shown higher IL-6 levels and no changes in TNF-␣ levels and lymphocytes numbers in narcoleptic patients compared with controls matched by HLA-DR2 [9]. Others have demonstrated different T CD4 and B lymphocytes counts according the severity of cataplexy [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%