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Cataplexy

Known as: Cataplexy [Disease/Finding], Attacks, Cataleptic, Tonelessness Syndromes 
A condition characterized by transient weakness or paralysis of somatic musculature triggered by an emotional stimulus or physical exertion… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The role of GABAB receptors in sleep is still poorly understood. GHB ( -hydroxybutyric acid) targets these receptors and is the… 
2007
2007
The blink reflex of acoustic startle reflex (ASR) is modulated by emotions and a loss of physiological aversive ASR potentiation… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Cataplexy is an intriguing example of how emotions can trigger muscle weakness by activating neural pathways. When associated… 
1994
1994
We evaluated fluoxetine in six patients with poorly controlled cataplexy by beginning patients on a single 20 mg dose without any… 
1984
1984
We studied a patient with cataplexy secondary to a surgical lesion that involved the perichiasmal hypothalamus. We believe that… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Symptoms of narcolepsy/cataplexy developed in a monozygotic twin at the age of 56 years, 25 years after the onset of multiple…