Behavioural and neurophysiological correlates of human cataplexy: A video-polygraphic study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-162

  Vetrugno, Roberto ^a   D'Angelo, Roberto ^a   Moghadam, Keivan Kaveh ^a   Vandi, Stefano ^a   Franceschini, Christian ^a   Mignot, Emmanuel ^b   Montagna, Pasquale ^a   Plazzi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asterixis; Cataplexy; Emotions; Narcolepsy; Orienting reflex; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATAPLEXY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; MUSCLE ATONIA; NARCOLEPSY; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; CATAPLEXY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY RATE; SLEEP, REM; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149185974     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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