Martínez EA, Reyes FJL

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 96-98
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ABSTRACT

Narcolepsy is a chronic disease that presents with delay in diagnosis by the type of symptoms associated with it, affecting the quality of life of patients. A case of a male 18 years old, the patient begun at 11 years old with sudden episodes of muscle tone in the four limbs in all four limbs, retaining consciousness, he was treated with anticonvulsants for probable partial epilepsy for several years without improvement, to increase excessive daytime sleepiness and school dysfunction was considered the diagnosis of narcolepsy, therefore performed polysomnography demonstrating a sleep onset latency at seven minutes, REM sleep latency at 70 minutes, sleep MOR 30% and positive multiple sleep latency test with a sleep onset latency at five minutes and REM sleep latency at 7 minutes where confirms narcolepsy.

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