Issues related to differential diagnosis of epilepsy and narcolepsy
A differential diagnosis of epileptic and non-epileptic paroxysms is particularly difficult to conduct during a neurologist consultation. Narcolepsy is a chronic disease that causes excessive daytime sleepiness. Some narcolepsy symptoms, especially cataplexy, can be mistakenly interpreted as epilept...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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2025-01-01
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| Series: | Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния |
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| Online Access: | https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/1146 |
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| Summary: | A differential diagnosis of epileptic and non-epileptic paroxysms is particularly difficult to conduct during a neurologist consultation. Narcolepsy is a chronic disease that causes excessive daytime sleepiness. Some narcolepsy symptoms, especially cataplexy, can be mistakenly interpreted as epileptic seizures. The clinical case demonstrates an importance for interdisciplinary approach to differential diagnosis of epileptic seizures. Clinical markers of typical and atypical cataplexy manifestations are presented. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-8333 2311-4088 |