Catalepsy - Diagnosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Narcolepsy--master of disguise: evidence-based recommendations for management.

29 Apr 2009 Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder affecting the regulation of sleep and wakefulness. It is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, and other rapid eye movement (REM) sleep-associated manifestations (eg, hypnagogic ... Read more...

Narcolepsy in childhood.

16 Jan 2009 Narcolepsy is a chronic disease commonly diagnosed in middle adulthood. However, the first symptoms often appear in childhood and/or adolescence. Pediatric cases of narcolepsy are among the most often underrecognised and underdiagnosed diseases. ... Read more...

J.-M. Charcot and simulated neurologic disease: attitudes and diagnostic strategies.

Jul 2007 BACKGROUND: Neurologists have long wrestled with the diagnosis of elaborated or feigned disease. Studies have not focused on early techniques utilized to diagnose malingering. OBJECTIVE: To analyze cases of purposeful neurologic malingering among ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Catalepsy - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Narcolepsy--master of disguise: evidence-based recommendations for management. 29 Apr 2009
• Narcolepsy in childhood. 16 Jan 2009
• J.-M. Charcot and simulated neurologic disease: attitudes and diagnostic strategies. Jul 2007
• [The crisis of catalepsy. Its diagnosis with pathological sleep. Their connection with hysteria and catatonia. 1928] 30 May 2006
• A novel automated rat catalepsy bar test system based on a RISC microcontroller. 15 Mar 2005
• Narcolepsy in Singapore: is it an elusive disease? 30 Dec 2004
• [Nacrolepsy manifesting initially as cataplexy and sleep paralysis: usefulness of CSF hypocretin-1 examination for early diagnosis] 27 Feb 2002
• [Disorders of excessive somnolence in childhood] 30 Aug 1997
• [Diagnostic difficulties in the narcolepsy-catalepsy syndrome: with reference to our series of cases] 30 Jan 1997
• Catalepsy tests: what do they tell us? 29 Sep 1996
• A clinical picture of child and adolescent narcolepsy. 29 Jun 1994
• Narcolepsy: unequivocal diagnosis after split-screen, video-polysomnographic analysis of a prolonged cataplectic attack. 30 Mar 1994
• Stability of cataplexy over several months--information for the design of therapeutic trials. 30 Mar 1994
• The origin of excessive daytime sleepiness in the Prader-Willi syndrome. 29 Nov 1993
• Transient unilateral catalepsy and right parietal damage. 30 Aug 1993
• Scheduled naps in the management of daytime sleepiness in narcolepsy-cataplexy. 30 Jul 1993
• Asymmetric catalepsy after right hemisphere stroke. 30 Dec 1992
• The catalepsy test: its ups and downs. 29 Sep 1988
• Catatonia. 23 Oct 1986
• Head displacement and bracing in haloperidol-treated rats compared to rats with lateral hypothalamic damage. 30 Oct 1985

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Technical information about 'Catalepsy'

Definition: A condition characterized by inactivity, decreased responsiveness to stimuli, and a tendency to maintain an immobile posture. The limbs tend to remain in whatever position they are placed (waxy flexibility). Catalepsy may be associated with PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC), nervous system drug toxicity, and other conditions.

Descriptor UI: D002375

Alternative terms: Catalepsy; Catalepsies; Anochlesia; Anochlesias; Cerea Flexibilitas; Flexibilitas, Cerea; Flexibility, Waxy; Flexibilities, Waxy; Waxy Flexibilities; Waxy Flexibility;

Related Mesh Headings: Cataplexy; Catatonia; Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.350.200; C23.888.592.350.200;

Technical Notes: do not confuse with CATAPLEXY