title: Dramatic Cataplexy Improvement Following Right Parietal Surgery.
abstract: This is the case of a 34-year-old woman with severe narcolepsy with cataplexy who experienced a dramatic reduction in cataplexy symptoms after resection of a right parietal astrocytoma. The patient underwent detailed neurological exam, neuropsychological testing, polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing following surgery.
authors.affiliation: Divison of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fam
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Prathiba
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shammi
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Todd G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Mainprize
authors.affiliation: Divison of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002385:Cataplexy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: astrocytoma; cataplexy; narcolepsy; parietal lobe