The 67-year-old has a sleep disorder called cataplexy, which is a symptom of narcolepsy. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Narcoleptics like Cloud also suffer from a bizarre condition called cataplexy, in which they can collapse in a heap on the ground, conscious but essentially paralyzed. From Wordnik.com. [In Search Of Sleep] Reference
While not all narcoleptics have cataplexy, many do. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Sleep] Reference
Attacks of cataplexy are sudden, brief losses of muscle control. From Wordnik.com. [Narcolepsy] Reference
The dog had cataplexy, the loss of muscle control found in narcoleptics. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Sleep] Reference
Following the experience, I developed sleep apnea, narcolepsy and cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [Is “The Fourth Kind” real or fake? Secrets revealed » Scene-Stealers] Reference
With that brief event, my future as a narcoleptic with cataplexy was defined. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Sleep] Reference
Unlike cataplexy, touching the person usually causes the paralysis to disappear. From Wordnik.com. [Narcolepsy] Reference
This mental condition, Catalepsy differs from cataplexy, which it is often confused with. From Wordnik.com. [A Look at Catalepsy] Reference
What is particularly fascinating about cataplexy is that attacks are often precipitated by humor!. From Wordnik.com. [The Humor Gap] Reference
Narcolepsy affects around 30,000 people in the UK and about 70 per cent of them also have cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [Collapsing Every Time You Laugh (Due To Rare Medical Condition) | Disinformation] Reference
The experiences of cataplexy and dreaming during wakefulness may be wrongly seen as a psychiatric problem. From Wordnik.com. [Narcolepsy] Reference
The four most common symptoms are excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations. From Wordnik.com. [Narcolepsy] Reference
Like most cataplexy sufferers, Ms Underwood is also battling narcolepsy — a condition that makes her drop off to sleep without warning. From Wordnik.com. [Collapsing Every Time You Laugh (Due To Rare Medical Condition) | Disinformation] Reference
About 1 in 2,000 Americans have narcolepsy-cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Severe cataplexy can leave the entire body as limp as a rag doll. From Wordnik.com. [Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews] Reference
HLA variations, however, do not fully account for narcolepsy-cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Genetic and environmental factors both clearly play a role in narcolepsy-cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
An example is narcolepsy, in which emotionally laden events trigger sudden cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [Charlottesville Blogs] Reference
The new study, which appears today in Nature Genetics, focused on narcolepsy with cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases] Reference
When she first discovered she had cataplexy, she says, I avoided social situations for a while. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Bornemann has more stories of patients with cataplexy that are too fascinating to leave unshared. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
It is yet to be known which people with the genetic variants will go on to develop narcolepsy-cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Dr. Mignot led a genome-wide association study to search for other genes associated with narcolepsy-cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Doctors now believe the woman suffered from cataplexy -- a rare disease that has symptoms which can mimic death. From Wordnik.com. [Toronto Sun] Reference
The only approved treatment for cataplexy in the United States is Xyrem (sodium oxybate), a DEA Schedule III drug. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
A study found that people with narcolepsy with cataplexy have low levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypocretin-1. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The sponsorship allows Hannon, who suffers from narcolepsy and cataplexy, to attend a training camp with her new dog. From Wordnik.com. Reference
She also has the related condition cataplexy, which means her heightened emotions can lead to less of muscle control. From Wordnik.com. [Runner's World Magazine Daily News] Reference
The findings of Dr. Mignot's group indicate that narcolepsy-cataplexy is linked to autoimmunity and involves T-cells. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
It is also approved by the European Medical Evaluation Agency for the treatment of narcolepsy with cataplexy in adult patients. From Wordnik.com. [BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories] Reference
This is me experiencing a severe extended case of cataplexy induced sleep paralysis -- just one of the four debilitating symptoms of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Financial News] Reference
This year's show takes place one year later, when Slipley is finally diagnosed with narcolepsy (and as a result thereof, cataplexy). From Wordnik.com. [Mark Maynard] Reference
Instead it identifies groups that are more likely to show narcolepsy-cataplexy and groups that are less likely to show the disorder. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Other risk factors for narcolepsy-cataplexy remain to be discovered, and Dr. Mignot's findings could provide clues to their identity. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Mike Hallowell is under doctors 'orders to keep a straight face when watching sitcoms after being diagnosed with narcolepsy and cataplexy. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to A New Method To Screen Sleep Disorders At Home] Reference
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