Misleading hallucinations in unrecognized narcolepsy

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 314-317

  Szücs, Anna ^a   Janszky, J ^a   Hollo A ^a   Migleczi G ^a   Halasz P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Delusion; Differential diagnosis; Hallucination; Hypnagogic; Narcolepsy; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; MODAFINIL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFLICT; CONFUSION; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HYPNAGOGIC HALLUCINATION; LATENT PERIOD; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NARCOLEPSY; NIGHT SLEEP; PARANOIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSIS; REM SLEEP; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0141506908     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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