A young policeman came to our center complaining of an overwhelming desire to sleep. Earlier in the month, he had been evaluated for seizures after several episodes in which he had fallen down at work ...

Cataplexy is a condition that brings on brief bouts of muscle weakness or paralysis. It can happen in people living with the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Some people have an episode of cataplexy just ...

Cataplexy refers to episodes of muscle weakness that typically occur with narcolepsy type one — roughly 75% of people with this sleep disorder experience cataplexy. But among the general population, ...

Consider nocturnal seizures when evaluating a patient for parasomnias Since health-care providers rarely see cases involving nocturnal seizures, it can easily be confused with parasomnias, including ...

Cataplexy is a sudden episode of muscle weakness that occurs while fully aware and conscious. It can be triggered by emotional events, such as laughing, crying or fear, and is usually transient in ...

SAN DIEGO — The investigational drug AXS-12 (reboxetine, Axsome Therapeutics) is safe and effective for the treatment of cataplexy (emotionally induced muscle weakness) and excessive daytime ...

Type 1 narcolepsy is often more severe and includes cataplexy, which is sudden muscle weakness triggered by emotions. Both type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy cause excessive daytime sleepiness, but people ...

A 45-year-old woman in Birmingham, U.K., has an incredibly rare brain condition. Every time Anita orgasms, she collapses. The woman, identified only by her first name, has cataplexy, in which strong ...