English translations of the first clinical reports on narcolepsy and cataplexy by Westphal and Gélineau in the late 19th century, with commentary

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-305

  Schenck, Carlos H ^a,e   Bassetti, Claudio L ^b   Arnulf, Isabelle ^c,d   Mignot, Emmanuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C. Westphal; Cataplexy; Excessive sleepiness sleep attacks; History of medicine; JBE G lineau; Late 19th century; Motor dyscontrol; Narcolepsy; Neurology; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRATE; APOMORPHINE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CURARE; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; OREXIN; PHOSPHATE; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE;

CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; NARCOLEPSY; OXYGENATION; PARASOMNIA; PUBLICATION; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 34248592767     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26804     Document Type: Review

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