A case of narcolepsy with strictly unilateral cataplexy.
I report a case of a 50-year-old African American woman who presented for a sleep medicine evaluation complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness of greater than 10 years' duration. She reported falling asleep while driving, talking with friends, and eating. Her Epworth Sleepiness Scale score was 21/24. Her history was positive for the presence of sleep paralysis. She denied visual or auditory hallucinations in the peri-sleep period.
McCarty
David E
DE
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. dmcca1@lsuhsc.edu
D002385:Cataplexy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D012008:Recurrence