Egel Robert T, Lee Anthony, Bump Thomas, Javois Alexander
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, 4440 West 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453, USA.
Case Rep Neurol Med. 2012;2012:757586. doi: 10.1155/2012/757586. Epub 2012 Jul 17.
Drop attacks are sudden spontaneous falls that are not accompanied by alteration of consciousness and are followed by immediate recovery. Cataplexy, which is usually associated with narcolepsy, is one of the causes of drop attacks. We report a patient with the rare condition of cataplexy without associated narcolepsy (isolated cataplexy). Isolated cataplexy should be included in the differential diagnosis when a patient presents with recurrent drop attacks and normal diagnostic test results.
猝倒发作是指突然的自发性跌倒,不伴有意识改变,跌倒后可立即恢复。猝倒通常与发作性睡病相关,是猝倒发作的病因之一。我们报告了一例患有罕见的无发作性睡病相关的猝倒症(孤立性猝倒)的患者。当患者出现反复猝倒发作且诊断检查结果正常时,孤立性猝倒应纳入鉴别诊断。