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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E. A. Kantimirova, D. V. Dmitrenko
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IRBIS LLC 2025-01-01
Series:Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/1146
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
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.
ISSN:2077-8333
2311-4088