Objective Assessment of Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy/cataplexy. IV: Diagnostic value of daytime nap recordings

“…Other researchers (32) have proposed a more liberal use of diagnostic sleep laboratory recordings, for example, as a means of "psychotherapeutic support" or as a detector of "malingering". In our experience, we have not noted any patients complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy who were found to be pretending in order to obtain controlled substances illegally.…”

Narcolepsy/cataplexy. IV: Diagnostic value of daytime nap recordings

“…Other researchers (32) have proposed a more liberal use of diagnostic sleep laboratory recordings, for example, as a means of "psychotherapeutic support" or as a detector of "malingering". In our experience, we have not noted any patients complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy who were found to be pretending in order to obtain controlled substances illegally.…”

Narcolepsy/cataplexy. IV: Diagnostic value of daytime nap recordings

“…Other researchers (32) have proposed a more liberal use of diagnostic sleep laboratory recordings, for example, as a means of "psychotherapeutic support" or as a detector of "malingering". In our experience, we have not noted any patients complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy who were found to be pretending in order to obtain controlled substances illegally.…”

Narcolepsy/cataplexy. IV: Diagnostic value of daytime nap recordings

“…Other researchers (32) have proposed a more liberal use of diagnostic sleep laboratory recordings, for example, as a means of "psychotherapeutic support" or as a detector of "malingering". In our experience, we have not noted any patients complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy who were found to be pretending in order to obtain controlled substances illegally.…”