Hallmark symptoms of Narcolepsy
Patients with narcolepsy can present with the following symptoms:
1. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
2. Cataplexy
3. Sleep paralysis
4. Hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations
Sleepiness is usually the first symptom to appear, followed by cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. EDS and cataplexy are the major hallmarks or cardinal symptoms of narcolepsy.
Below is a summary table of the clinical features of narcolepsy with cataplexy for your quick and easy reference.
1. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
2. Cataplexy
3. Sleep paralysis
4. Hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations
Sleepiness is usually the first symptom to appear, followed by cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. EDS and cataplexy are the major hallmarks or cardinal symptoms of narcolepsy.
Below is a summary table of the clinical features of narcolepsy with cataplexy for your quick and easy reference.
Summary table of the clinical features of narcolepsy with cataplexy
References
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http://bouldersleeptherapy.com/disorders/narcolepsy.php/
autoimmunediseasesa2z.com
www3.unil.ch